NishMath - #reasoningai

Mistral AI has launched its first reasoning model, Magistral, signaling a commitment to open-source AI development. The Magistral family features two models: Magistral Small, a 24-billion parameter model available with open weights under the Apache 2.0 license, and Magistral Medium, a proprietary model accessible through an API. This dual release strategy aims to cater to both enterprise clients seeking advanced reasoning capabilities and the broader AI community interested in open-source innovation.

Mistral's decision to release Magistral Small under the permissive Apache 2.0 license marks a significant return to its open-source roots. The license allows for the free use, modification, and distribution of the model's source code, even for commercial purposes. This empowers startups and established companies to build and deploy their own applications on top of Mistral’s latest reasoning architecture, without the burdens of licensing fees or vendor lock-in. The release serves as a powerful counter-narrative, reaffirming Mistral’s dedication to arming the open community with cutting-edge tools.

Magistral Medium demonstrates competitive performance in the reasoning arena, according to internal benchmarks released by Mistral. The model was tested against its predecessor, Mistral-Medium 3, and models from Deepseek. Furthermore, Mistral's Agents API's Handoffs feature facilitates smart, multi-agent workflows, allowing different agents to collaborate on complex tasks. This enables modular and efficient problem-solving, as demonstrated in systems where agents collaborate to answer inflation-related questions.


References :

• Simon Willison: Mistral's first reasoning LLM - Magistral - was released today and is available in two sizes, an open weights (Apache 2) 24B model called Magistral Small and an API/hosted only model called Magistral Medium.
• Simon Willison's Weblog: Mistral's first reasoning model is out today, in two sizes. There's a 24B Apache 2 licensed open-weights model called Magistral Small (actually Magistral-Small-2506), and a larger API-only model called Magistral Medium.
• THE DECODER: Mistral launches Europe's first reasoning model Magistral but lags behind competitors
• AI News | VentureBeat: The company is signaling that the future of reasoning AI will be both powerful and, in a meaningful way, open to all.
• www.marktechpost.com: How to Create Smart Multi-Agent Workflows Using the Mistral Agents API’s Handoffs Feature
• TestingCatalog: Mistral AI debuts Magistral models focused on advanced reasoning
• www.artificialintelligence-news.com: Mistral AI has pulled back the curtain on Magistral, their first model specifically built for reasoning tasks.
• www.infoworld.com: Mistral AI unveils Magistral reasoning model
• AI News: Mistral AI has pulled back the curtain on Magistral, their first model specifically built for reasoning tasks.
• the-decoder.com: The French start-up Mistral is launching its first reasoning model on the market with Magistral. It is designed to enable logical thinking in European languages.
• Simon Willison: Mistral's first reasoning LLM - Magistral - was released today and is available in two sizes, an open weights (Apache 2) 24B model called Magistral Small and an API/hosted only model called Magistral Medium. My notes here, including running Small locally with Ollama and accessing Medium via my llm-mistral plugin
• SiliconANGLE: Mistral AI debuts new Magistral series of reasoning LLMs.
• siliconangle.com: Mistral AI debuts new Magistral series of reasoning LLMs
• MarkTechPost: Mistral AI Releases Magistral Series: Advanced Chain-of-Thought LLMs for Enterprise and Open-Source Applications
• www.marktechpost.com: Mistral AI Releases Magistral Series: Advanced Chain-of-Thought LLMs for Enterprise and Open-Source Applications
• WhatIs: What differentiates Mistral AI reasoning model Magistral
• AlternativeTo: Mistral AI debuts Magistral: a transparent, multilingual reasoning model family, including open-source Magistral Small available on Hugging Face and enterprise-focused Magistral Medium available on various platforms.

Classification:

• HashTags: #MistralAI #ReasoningAI #OpenSourceAI
• Company: Mistral AI
• Target: AI Developers
• Product: Magistral
• Feature: Reasoning Model
• Type: AI
• Severity: Informative

Mistral AI has launched Magistral, its inaugural reasoning large language model (LLM), available in two distinct versions. Magistral Small, a 24 billion parameter model, is offered with open weights under the Apache 2.0 license, enabling developers to freely use, modify, and distribute the code for commercial or non-commercial purposes. This model can be run locally using tools like Ollama. The other version, Magistral Medium, is accessible exclusively via Mistral’s API and is tailored for enterprise clients, providing traceable reasoning capabilities crucial for compliance in highly regulated sectors such as legal, financial, healthcare, and government.

Mistral is positioning Magistral as a powerful tool for both professional and creative applications. The company highlights Magistral's ability to perform "transparent, multilingual reasoning," making it suitable for tasks involving complex calculations, programming logic, decision trees, and rule-based systems. Additionally, Mistral is promoting Magistral for creative writing, touting its capacity to generate coherent or, if desired, uniquely eccentric content. Users can experiment with Magistral Medium through the "Thinking" mode within Mistral's Le Chat platform, with options for "Pure Thinking" and a high-speed "10x speed" mode powered by Cerebras.

Benchmark tests reveal that Magistral Medium is competitive in the reasoning arena. On the AIME-24 mathematics benchmark, the model achieved an impressive 73.6% accuracy, comparable to its predecessor, Mistral Medium 3, and outperforming Deepseek's models. Mistral's strategic release of Magistral Small under the Apache 2.0 license is seen as a reaffirmation of its commitment to open source principles. This move contrasts with the company's previous release of Medium 3 as a proprietary offering, which had raised concerns about a shift towards a more closed ecosystem.


References :

• AI News | VentureBeat: Mistrals first reasoning model, Magistral, launches with large and small Apache 2.0 version.
• Simon Willison: Mistral's first reasoning LLM - Magistral - was released today and is available in two sizes, an open weights (Apache 2) 24B model called Magistral Small and an API/hosted only model called Magistral Medium. My notes here, including running Small locally with Ollama and accessing Medium via my llm-mistral plugin
• Simon Willison's Weblog: Magistral — the first reasoning model by Mistral AI
• the-decoder.com: Mistral launches Europe's first reasoning model Magistral but lags behind competitors
• SiliconANGLE: Mistral AI debuts new Magistral series of reasoning LLMs
• MarkTechPost: Mistral AI Releases Magistral Series: Advanced Chain-of-Thought LLMs for Enterprise and Open-Source Applications
• TestingCatalog: Mistral AI debuts Magistral models focused on advanced reasoning
• siliconangle.com: Mistral AI SAS today introduced Magistral, a new lineup of reasoning-optimized large language models. The LLM series includes two algorithms on launch.
• www.artificialintelligence-news.com: Mistral AI challenges big tech with reasoning model
• www.marktechpost.com: Mistral AI Releases Magistral Series: Advanced Chain-of-Thought LLMs for Enterprise and Open-Source Applications
• WhatIs: What differentiates Mistral AI reasoning model Magistral

Classification:

• HashTags: #AI #LLM #OpenSource
• Company: Mistral AI
• Target: AI Community
• Product: Magistral
• Feature: Reasoning Model
• Type: AI
• Severity: Informative