Mistral releases Codestral, its first generative AI model for code
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- Mistral, a French AI startup backed by Microsoft and valued at $6 billion, has launched its first generative AI model for coding, named Codestral.
- Codestral assists developers in writing and interacting with code, similar to other code-generating models.
- It was trained on over 80 programming languages, including Python, Java, C++, and JavaScript.
- Codestral can complete coding functions, write tests, fill in partial code, and answer questions about a codebase in English.
- Mistral claims the model is “open,” but its license restricts commercial use of Codestral and its outputs.
- There is an exception for “development,” but the license bans any internal use by employees for company business activities.
