French AI company Mistral has partnered with US chipmaker Cerebras Systems to achieve what it claims is a record-breaking AI response speed. Backed by UAE tech group G42, Cerebras is providing computing power for Mistral’s new AI assistant, which reportedly responds at a rate of 1,000 words per second.
The newly launched app Le Chat makes Mistral a major competitor to OpenAI, Meta and China’s DeepSeek in the open source AI race. Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman stressed that providing faster and more accurate responses is now a priority for AI development, with more computing power needed during inference.
Cerebras, known for challenging Nvidia in the field of AI model training, has been expanding its presence in AI applications despite delaying its IPO due to US government scrutiny. Its collaboration with Mistral marks an important milestone as it is its first major partnership with a leading AI model developer.
