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    Mistral AI · France · EU / EEA

    The all-rounder — everyday writing, business tasks and general assistant. The most mature EU alternative to ChatGPT/Claude.

    EU company
    EU data residency
    Open weights
    Compliance: Very high
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    Classification

    Jurisdiction tier
    EU / EEA — EU member state or EEA (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein) — GDPR applies directly.
    Compliance level
    Very high — Derived from the verified classification data on this site: Very high = EU/EEA jurisdiction + documented EU data residency + self-hostable option. High = EU/EEA + EU data residency. Medium = adequacy country + residency, or EU/EEA without documented residency. Each underlying claim carries its own source.
    What the badges mean

    EU company — Vendor headquartered in Europe (state country + tier).

    EU data residency — EU data-residency / processing option available.

    Open weights — Open weights / self-hostable.

    Why these rules
    Last verified
    2026-09-04

    Sources

    AI Capability Snapshot

    AI Capability Index — normalised so the strongest model scores 100 (anchor: Claude Fable 5.1 (max effort)). How this is measured

    Capability index45 / 100
    Coding subscoreNot yet scored
    Scored on
    Mistral Medium 3.5 (reasoning) — best Mistral model on the AA Index (30 → 45/100 against the new anchor). Le Chat also serves other Mistral models incl. Mistral Large 3 (AA Index 16 → 24/100).
    Price level
    Low
    Retrieved
    2026-09-04

    Reference models (non-EU)

    For scale only — these models are not European and are not listed in the directory.

    • Claude Fable 5.1 · Anthropic (US)100 / 100
    • Claude Opus 5 · Anthropic (US)95 / 100
    • GPT-5.6 Sol · OpenAI (US)92 / 100
    • Gemini 3.7 Flash · Google (US)85 / 100

    Independent, informational guide — not legal, security or compliance advice. Classifications describe company location, GDPR transfer status, data-residency options and licensing as of the date shown, from public sources. Verify data-processing terms with the provider before use, especially for personal or sensitive data. No affiliation with any vendor.

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