Mistral AI Releases New Large Multimodal Model 'Chonk'

French AI startup Mistral has launched 'Chonk' (ML4), its most powerful open-weight multimodal AI model to date, featuring 1 trillion parameters. Trained on 3,800 NVIDIA Grace Blackwell GPUs, the model shows strong performance in coding, agentic workflows, and multimodal understanding. This release aims to offer clients enhanced control and privacy for their AI deployments, impacting the accessibility of advanced AI capabilities.