Google Cloud is teaming up with French AI startup Mistral AI to enhance its Vertex AI platform. The tech giant will integrate Mistral’s cutting-edge code generation model, Codestral, into its cloud-based AI service. This collaboration marks a significant step forward for both companies. For those unaware, Mistral AI is a French startup.
“Today, we’re announcing that Google Cloud is the first hyperscaler to introduce Codestral – Mistral AI’s first open-weight generative AI model explicitly designed for code generation tasks — as a fully-managed service,” the company said in a statement as reported by Reuters.”These additions continue Google Cloud’s commitment to open and flexible AI ecosystems that help you build solutions best-suited to your needs,” it added.
What Google using Mistral AI means
This partnership underscores the growing importance of AI in software development and the competitive landscape of cloud computing. It positions Google Cloud as the first major cloud provider to offer Codestral to its customers. The partnership underscores the rapid rise of Mistral AI, which has quickly gained recognition as a leading European player in the AI space. Backed by over €1 billion in funding, the company is attracting significant attention and partnerships.
By incorporating Codestral, Google Cloud aims to provide developers with a powerful tool for automating code writing and improving development efficiency. This collaboration also reinforces Google’s commitment to building an open and flexible AI ecosystem.
Mistral AI’s impressive growth is evident in recent deals, including a partnership with BNP Paribas to leverage its large language models across various business operations.