The French company behind AI Assistant Le Chat and several basic models is formally considered one of France’s most enthusiastic tech startup and is allegedly the only European company that can compete with Open AI.
It is reportedly in the process of increasing another period, which is worth $ 14 billion, which exceeds about $ 6 billion in June, 2024. While Mr. AI has described himself as the “green and well -known independent AI lab in the world, which is still not known as its greatest rival.”
In a TV interview before the AI ​​Action Summit in Paris in February 2025, French President Emmanuel Macron said, “Op and Download Lee Chat, made by Open, made by Mr. instead of Chat GPT – or by Mr.
What is Mr. AI?
Mysterol AI, which offers open source AI model, has increased the amount of funds since its creation with the ambitions of “putting Frontier AI in the hands of everyone” in 2023. Although it is not directly in the open, the purpose of this slogan is to highlight the company’s openness compared to the open view of the Openi.
Its alternative chat is available on GPT, Chat Assistant Le Chat, iOS and Android. He reached one million downloads in two weeks after his mobile release, even caught the French top spot for free download at the iOS App Store.
In July 2025, Mr. AI updated Lee Chat with new features that bring it closer to the rival of full stack AI Chat Bots: a new “deep research” format, local multi -linguistic reasoning, and modern image editing. This update also includes the addition of projects, which allows users to add group chats, documents and ideas to concentrated places.
By September 2025, Lee Chat is also in The ability to remember the previous conversation With the introduction of Memories.
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It also comes in addition to a suit of wrong AI models, which includes:
- Misunderstanding 2, the basic language of the basic language that has misunderstanding.
- Pixterial bigIn 2024, unveiled as a new addition to the Pixitral Family of Multi -Model models.
- Magistral, who is the first family of his reasoning models, was launched in June 2025.
- Mr. Medium 3, which was released in May 2025, with promises to provide performance without compromising, and promising to provide the best performance for coding and stem tasks.
- Voquest, Mr.’s first open source AI audio model, released in July 2025.
- Division, an AI model designed for coding and is openly available under Apache 2.0 license, means that it can be used commercially without restriction.
- Codestine, the first generating AI model for the code, but whose license banned trade requests.
- A family of “Les Municipality,” models improved the phone like a phone devices.
- Focus on the Arabic language, the wrong Saba.
In March 2025, the company introduced Mr. OCR, which is the Identification of Optical Character (OCR) API, which can convert any PDF into a text file to make AI models easier.
In June 2025, Mr. AI also released a Veb coding client, a Mr Code, to compete with people like Wind Surf, Ennifer’s cursor, and Gut Hub Cooplat.
Who are the founders of the wrong AI?
Three founders of Mysterol AI share a background in AI research with major US tech companies with key operations in Paris. CEO Arthur Manish was working in Google’s Deep Mind, while CTO Timothy Luckrox and Chief Scientist Officer Gallom Lampel are former Meta Meta staff.
The co -founder advisers include Jean Charles Samueline View (also a board member) and Charles Gorentin from the Health Insurance Startup Allen, as well as former Digital Minister Cadrek O, which has occurred. Constant Conflict Because of its previous role.
Are Mr. AI’s models open source?
Not all of them. Mr.l AI distinguishes its premiere models, of which Weight For commercial purposes, its free models are not available, for which it provides weight access under Apache 2.0 license.
Free models include research models, such as Mr. Nemine, which was built in partnership with NVIDIA Open In July 2024.
How does the misunderstanding AI make money?
Although many of Mr. AI’s offerings are free or now they have free levels, Lee Chat has also paid the level. Introduced in February 2025, Lee Chat’s Pro Plan price in a month. 14.99.
Fully monitors its premiere models through APIs, fully by B2B, Mr. Enterprises can also license these models, and the company potentially produces an important part of its income from its strategic partnership, some of which highlighted during the Paris AI summit.
According to several sources, overall, overall, the income of the wrong AI is in the eight digit limit.
Which contribution has the wrong AI closed?
In 2024, Mysterol AI signed an agreement with Microsoft, including a strategic partnership for distributing its AI models through Microsoft’s Ezore Platform and investing $ 15 million. The British Competition and the Markets Authority (CMA) quickly concluded that the contract was not eligible to investigate because of its small size. However, he gave birth to something Criticism In eu
In January 2025, Mr. AI signed an agreement with the Press Agency Agency France Press (AFP) to give Chat to the entire AFP text archive in 1983.
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In May 2025, Mr.l AI announced that he would participate in creation An AI campus in the Paris areaAs part of a joint venture with the United Arab Emirates investment firm MGX, NVIDIA, and France’s government -owned investment bank B -PAPAPE.
In June 2025, it was announced that in 2026, Mysterol will launch a European platform dedicated to AI and operates by NVIDIA processors, Incorrect calculation. Was the beginning Macron was praised as ‘historic’Shortly after the announcement, the stage shared the stage with Manishch and Jensen Huang, CEO of Ann Vadia.
In July 2025, it announced AI for citizens“By changing states and government agencies, by changing public services, changing innovation, and ensuring competitiveness, a mutual cooperation to help states and government agencies with their strategies for their people.”
What has misunderstandings in the characteristics of the enterprise?
In May 2025, Mustal AI released Invalid agents API to “Empower businesses to use AI in more practical and effective ways,” According to its head developer relationship, Sofia Yang.
In September 2025, the company Exposed A corrected Connector directoryExhibition of Lee Chat integration with 20 enterprise tools, including Esana, Atlasin, Box, Google Drive, Concept, Zipier, Emails and Calendars; And soon, the data BRICS and the esophagus.
How much financial support has been raised so far?
By February 2025, Mr. AI has increased the capital of about $ 1 billion to date, which is about $ 1.0 1.04 billion at the current exchange rate. This includes some loans, as well as nearly the Equity Financing Round.
In June 2023, and before it also released its first models, Mr. AI increased the record of $ 112 million seeds, headed by Light Speed ​​Venture Partners. Sources of the time said badge – Europe’s largest so far -The old start of the time of the time is 0 260 million.
Other investors in this badge round include BPFus, Eric Schmidt, Ex -Ventures, first -minute Capital, Headline, JC Decox Holding, La Femgelia, Local Globe, Motor Ventures, Rudolfi Saada, Sofina, and Zavar Neil.
Just six months later, it closed a series of 385 million ($ 415 million), according to a $ 2 billion reported price. The era was led by Anderson Horwiots (A16Z), with the current baker lights speed as well as BNP Prabas, CMA-CGM, Penalty, Eld Gul, General Catalist, and Sales Force.
Microsoft introduced a $ 16.3 million reputation investment, which was made in Mysterol AI as part of his contribution in February 2024, as a series of an extension, which means the price of a change.
In June 2024, Mr. AI then collected 600 million Million in equity and debt (about $ 640 million at the current exchange rate). The long rumor was led by General Catalist on a $ 6 billion diagnosis, including Cisco, IBM, NVIDIA, Samsung Venture Investment Corporation, and others.
According to Bloomberg, Mr. AI is now finalizing an investment of $ 2 billion at a price after $ 14 billion. Earlier, according to reports, the company is collecting $ 1 billion worth of equity from investors, including Abu Dhabi’s MGX Fund, as well as hundreds of millions of euros. But
How is the wrong porn Ai AI regulation near?
Manishch was part of a group of European CEOs that Signed the open letter To emphasize Brussels in July 2025 ‘Stop the clock’ Implementation for two years before the key responsibilities of the European Union’s artificial intelligence act. Is the European Commission Staying on its original timeline.
Can a misunderstanding look like AI exit?
Mistles “are not for sale,” said Mentch in January 2025 at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January 2025. “Of course, (is an IPO) plan.”
This makes it understood how much has begun so far: Even a large sale cannot provide such a multiplication for its investors, not to mention the concerns of sovereignty depending on the recipient.
However, definitely the only way to squash rumors of permanent acquisition – recently Name of Apple – It has to increase its income to a level that can also justify its diagnosis. In any way, keep in touch.
This story was originally published on February 28, 2025 and will be updated regularly.