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The Paris-headquartered firm is often seen as Europe&#8217;s answer to OpenAI and Anthropic. <\/p>\n<p>The company is focused on enterprise and counts companies such as chip equipment giant <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-4\">ASML<span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> among its top customers. <\/p>\n<div style=\"height:100%\" class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<p>If Mistral were to develop its own chips, it would follow in the footsteps of the big American hyperscalers such as <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-5\">Amazon<span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> and <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-6\">Google<span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span>, which have designed and deployed their own semiconductors in their data centers. <\/p>\n<p>Custom chips, also known as an application-specific integrated circuit, are seen as a way for hyperscalers to have more control over their hardware and software integrations, potentially offering a differentiated product from competitors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"ArticleBody-subtitle\">Data center expansion <\/h2>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>Mistral announced on Thursday a new data center in France designed specifically for inferencing, which is the actual process of running AI models. <\/p>\n<p>Mistral has invested 4 billion euros in data centres in France and Sweden as it looks to ramp up its compute capacity. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Europe is lagging behind when it comes to [the] buildout of infrastructure, and so we are investing to close that gap,&#8221; Mensch told CNBC.<\/p>\n<p>The bloc is facing not just a technological problem, but a macroeconomic problem, he said, adding that Europe is now starting to view AI as a strategic asset, the same way it has looked at gas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"Placeholder-ArticleBody-Video-108312953\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>&#8220;You can&#8217;t afford to have a commercial deficit of a trillion if you actually want to stay competitive in the race, and so that&#8217;s something I think that people are realizing that we&#8217;re talking about something that should be concerning for any one of us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The additional compute capacity in France will be used to service Mistral&#8217;s customers as well as other AI labs, Mensch said, without mentioning specific companies.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;AI labs are in sore need of compute, and we have some of it, and some of them are actually asking us for a lot of compute today,&#8221; Mensch said.<\/p>\n<p>The Mistral CEO said the company needs to &#8220;prioritize the access&#8221; for its compute, with some going to AI labs and &#8220;more importantly&#8221; to its customers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"ArticleBody-subtitle\">Agentic focus<\/h2>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>Mistral on Thursday also unveiled a new agentic platform for enterprises, as it looks to compete with U.S. rivals including Anthropic and OpenAI, which have stepped up their own offerings in the space in recent times. <\/p>\n<p>The new enterprise agent platform, which Mistral is calling &#8220;Vibe,&#8221; will be able to carry out tasks like drafting work and coding, the company said. <\/p>\n<p>AI companies are increasingly focused on agentic AI, systems that can autonomously carry out tasks on behalf of users. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group ReadMore-container-cnbc\" id=\"RegularArticle-RelatedLinks-1\" data-test=\"RelatedLinks\" data-analytics=\"RegularArticle-RelatedLinks\">\n<div class=\"ReadMore-title-cnbc\">\n<h2>Read more<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"links\">\n<div class=\"ReadMore-card-cnbc\">\n<div class=\"ReadMore-linkContainer\">\n<div class=\"ReadMore-textContainer\">Mistral secures $830 million in debt financing to fund AI data center<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ReadMore-card-cnbc\">\n<div class=\"ReadMore-linkContainer\">\n<div class=\"ReadMore-textContainer\">Amazon custom chips get a boost from Meta, giving the cloud giant another path to win in AI<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ReadMore-card-cnbc\">\n<div class=\"ReadMore-linkContainer\">\n<div class=\"ReadMore-textContainer\">Cheap AI could derail OpenAI and Anthropic\u2019s IPOs<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>&#8220;Vibe is the agent platform for the tasks at hand, putting frontier AI to work,&#8221; 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Vibe Code writes, tests, and deploys code across codebases.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The latest releases from Mistral underscore its efforts to accelerate revenue growth. The company is targeting 1 billion euros in revenue in 2026. 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