In 2023, Mistral confirmed its global leadership in the emergence of a new pioneering, frontier, model lab. Today, it’s releasing the new Devstral AI model—a remarkable, new tool purpose-built for coding applications. It is this new model that supercharges developers’ capabilities. It’s efficient enough to run on a single Nvidia RTX 4090 or a Mac with 32GB RAM, enabling local deployment as well as on-device usage. Devstral has arrived! This announcement is a sign of Mistral’s ambitious aim to build a one-stop shop for AI-powered software engineering services.
The Devstral model is designed to operate on code agent scaffolds such as OpenHands and SWE-Agent. These scaffolds concretize the boundary between the model and its test cases. This functionality allows developers to integrate AI more seamlessly into their workflows, particularly in exploring codebases and editing multiple files. Mistral asserts that “Devstral excels at using tools to explore codebases, editing multiple files and powering software engineering agents.”
Besides Devstral, Mistral is behind Codestral, a generative model for code that was recently announced. This new model is very competitively priced at $0.1 per million input tokens and $0.3 per million output tokens. Mistral’s focus on being budget-friendly is a strong indication of its desire to deliver AI solutions that are accessible to developers.
The interest in AI tools from the development community has skyrocketed over the last few months. In fact, last year, 76% of developers were already using these tools—or planning to use them—in their development processes. Given this increasing tendency, models such as Devstral and Codestral will be crucial to improve productivity and automate mundane coding work.
Mistral provides a chatbot platform called Le Chat. They have Canvas and Parent mobile applications that utilize valuable AI functionalities for unique environments. The company never rests on its success and continues to innovate. In the next few weeks, it will release a bashaw agentic coding model tailored to give developers new supercharged tools.
Mistral was founded with the mission to create a range of AI-driven solutions that can transform how software is developed and maintained. With the latest developments, the company positions itself as a key player in the rapidly evolving landscape of AI-assisted coding.
“It runs over code agent scaffolds such as OpenHands or SWE-Agent, which define the interface between the model and the test cases… Devstral is light enough to run on a single Nvidia RTX 4090 or a Mac with 32GB RAM, making it an ideal choice for local deployment and on-device use.” – Mistral
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