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Mistral AI, a French artificial intelligence startup, has launched Mistral Small 3.1, a new open-source language model boasting 24 billion parameters. According to the company, this model outperforms similar offerings from Google and OpenAI, specifically Gemma 3 and GPT-4o Mini, while operating efficiently on consumer hardware like a single RTX 4090 GPU or a MacBook with 32GB RAM. It supports multimodal inputs, processing both text and images, and features an expanded context window of up to 128,000 tokens, which makes it suitable for long-form reasoning and document analysis.

Mistral Small 3.1 is released under the Apache 2.0 license, promoting accessibility and competition within the AI landscape. Mistral AI aims to challenge the dominance of major U.S. tech firms by offering a high-performance, cost-effective AI solution. The model achieves inference speeds of 150 tokens per second and is designed for text and multimodal understanding, positioning itself as a powerful alternative to industry-leading models without the need for expensive cloud infrastructure.

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References :

• THE DECODER: Mistral launches improved Small 3.1 multimodal model
• venturebeat.com: Mistral AI launches efficient open-source model that outperforms Google and OpenAI offerings with just 24 billion parameters, challenging U.S. tech giants' dominance in artificial intelligence.
• Maginative: Mistral Small 3.1 Outperforms Gemma 3 and GPT-4o Mini
• TestingCatalog: Mistral Small 3: A 24B open-source AI model optimized for speed
• Simon Willison's Weblog: Mistral Small 3.1, an open-source AI model, delivers state-of-the-art performance.
• SiliconANGLE: Paris-based artificial intelligence startup Mistral AI said today it’s open-sourcing a new, lightweight AI model called Mistral Small 3.1, claiming it surpasses the capabilities of similar models created by OpenAI and Google LLC.
• Analytics Vidhya: Mistral Small 3.1: The Best Model in its Weight Class
• Analytics Vidhya: Mistral 3.1 vs Gemma 3: Which is the Better Model?

Classification:

• HashTags: #OpenSourceAI #MistralAI #AIModel
• Company: Mistral AI
• Target: AI Community
• Product: Mistral Small 3.1
• Feature: Open Source Model
• Type: AI
• Severity: Informative