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TechMistral says its ‘Le Chonk’ AI model has overtaken China in the open-weight race

French AI lab Mistral says its newest release matches or beats the top models from DeepSeek and Z.ai in coding and cybersecurity.

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WWIRED★★☆☆☆2026-10-29 14:00Original

Mistral says its ‘Le Chonk’ AI model has overtaken China in the open-weight race
Mistral says its ‘Le Chonk’ AI model has overtaken China in the open-weight raceTech