Everybody forgot about Mistral. But I just used their new model and let me tell you: don’t sleep on these guys.
This morning, Mistral released its most powerful model yet: Magistral. Today, I took it on a test drive.
I asked 3 questions using Magistral Medium via Mistral’s Le Chat. Let’s see how it does!
Helping Francis’ Poor Throat
I’ve been dealing with a sore throat for the last few days. I’ve tried a few home remedies, but is there anything I’m missing?
Let’s ask Magistral…
Magistral gave me some good ideas, including honey and saltwater gargling. The suggestions had great citations, including Penn Medicine’s website.
Magistral was also incredibly fast, giving me a response with sources in just a couple of seconds. Magistral did that faster than any other model I’ve seen.
I’m giving this round an A! Time for some honey tea…
Learning About Anti-Drone Tech
Ahh, that’s better. Now, let’s give Magistral something a little harder.
I’m researching a startup that stops drones. So I wondered, what’s the current state of anti-drone technology?
Maybe Magistral can help…
Magistral gave me a beautiful table with all the information I wanted. I didn’t even tell it to give me a table, but that worked quite well for organizing the info.
I’ve heard of shooting drones down and hitting them with lasers. But it turns out there are many other ways to neutralize them, from GPS spoofing to RF jamming.
Magistral gave me a great overview of the key technologies and also included some useful sources. And all this data came out in only 1 second!
The only thing I’d change is I’d like to see citations in the table on each key technology. But overall, this was great work.
I’ll give this round an A-.
Digging Into the Medical Tourism Market
Lately I’ve been working with a startup that’s making medical tourism easier. So I wondered, how big is the medical tourism market in America now, and what are the most popular procedures?
Let’s ask Magistral…
Magistral’s answer surprised me. Turns out almost a quarter of all medical tourism is for cosmetic procedures!
Another procedure many Americans do abroad is IVF. That’s an opportunity I’m excited about. With folks having kids later, the demand for IVF is likely to grow a lot in the coming years. And unfortunately, getting IVF in America is terribly expensive!
Magistral gave a great overview, complete with sources, in just 1 second. But most of the sources were websites I’ve never heard of, so I’m not sure about the quality.
I’m giving this round an A-.
Wrap-Up
Overall, I’m giving Mistral’s latest model an A-. That’s a lot of progress from where Mistral was before!
When I tested Mistral in April, it was well behind the best American models. Now, it’s getting close to the top tier.
ChatGPT and Grok still find better sources than Mistral does. But for most tasks, Mistral is more than sufficient.
Mistral is especially useful in applications where speed matters. If your users are complaining about latency, you should give this model a try.
It’s easy to write off Mistral. They’re small. They’re French.
But these guys just turned out a top tier model. Leaders like OpenAI and Anthropic better watch out.
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