Mistral's chatbot is now called "Vibe" and gains new capabilities

Mistral unveiled several innovations at its in-house AI Now Summit. The chatbot Le Chat is now called Vibe and combines agentic capabilities with software development functions. Mistral also announced industrial partnerships with Airbus, the BMW Group, and ASML, and announced a new data center for AI inference in Les Ulis near Paris. The site is set to offer 10 megawatts of power and open in the third quarter of 2026.

With Vibe, Mistral is following the trends towards agentic AI and AI-powered programming tools, combining both areas into a single assistant. In so-called Work Mode, Vibe is intended to handle multi-step tasks largely autonomously. The assistant can access connected applications and data sources such as Google Workspace, Outlook, SharePoint, Slack, or GitHub. According to Mistral, Vibe analyzes documents, evaluates spreadsheets and databases, creates charts, and summarizes results in reports. Before starting a task, Vibe obtains user consent, and the individual work steps and tools used should be traceable. Tasks can be repeated daily, weekly, or monthly, and recurring workflows can be saved as templates.

Vibe: From Coding Tool to Platform

For software developers, Vibe offers a Code Mode. After connecting to GitHub projects, the assistant analyzes and modifies code, executes programs in an isolated environment, and submits change suggestions for review. Multiple development sessions can run in parallel and continue even if the user's computer is turned off in the meantime.

The announced functions are not entirely new: Mistral introduced Work Mode in Le Chat in April, while Vibe previously referred to the company's existing coding tool. Now, Mistral is transferring the name to the entire assistant and bundling knowledge work and software development on a common platform.

Vibe launches in four tiers from Free to Enterprise. Pro costs 17.99 Euros per month, Team 29.99 Euros per user per month. Some usage limits remain unclear, as Mistral only specifies them partly as multiples of the free tier.

Mistral Aims for Industrial AI

In addition to Vibe, Mistral presented new industrial partnerships with Airbus, the BMW Group, and ASML. At Airbus, AI is to be used from early product development to potential applications in onboard systems. With BMW, Mistral is working on multimodal models for data from vehicle development, for example, for crash simulations. ASML is examining applications in the semiconductor industry, including the optimization of high-performance components, surrogate models for simulations, and control systems.

The acquisition of the Austrian start-up Emmi AI, which Mistral announced a few days before the summit, also provides the basis for this. Emmi was founded in Linz and develops AI models that are intended to simulate or approximate physical processes more quickly. Mistral aims to position itself more strongly as an AI partner for complex industrial development processes.

(dahe)