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Mistral AI — Training Cluster (OVHcloud, France)

Paris, Île-de-France, France/datacenters/mistral-ai-cluster-france.html

Country

France

Operator

Mistral AI, OVHcloud

Energy

Mixed

Known capacity

40 MW

Evidence profile

Readiness reflects whether the record has citations, narrative context, structured power data, coordinates, and at least one dated milestone.

Readiness

100%

Sources attachedVerified

3 citations linked

CoordinatesPublished

48.8566, 2.3522

Timeline evidencePartial

1 dated field available

Machine-readable outputsPublished

HTML, JSON, and GeoJSON all available

Record Notes

Mistral AI, France's leading AI startup and a major player in the European open-source model ecosystem, trains its models primarily on GPU clusters hosted through OVHcloud (France's largest cloud provider) and other EU-based infrastructure. The startup launched in 2023 with former Google DeepMind and Meta researchers and quickly established itself with efficient small models: the Mistral 7B instruct model outperformed larger competitors and sparked a wave of open-weight model fine-tuning globally. Mistral Large competes in the frontier tier. Training exclusively in Europe aligns with the startup's positioning around EU data sovereignty and GDPR compliance — a key enterprise selling point. Mistral has also raised over €1 billion in funding from Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, and others to expand its compute footprint.

Analyst Flags

No obvious coverage gaps detected in the current structured record.

Timeline Signals

Earliest market signal2023

Nearby Facilities

Other tracked AI data centers within 300 km of this location.

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Frequently asked questions

How big is Mistral AI — Training Cluster (OVHcloud, France)?
Mistral AI — Training Cluster (OVHcloud, France) has 40 MW of known IT capacity, located in Paris, Île-de-France, France. It ranks #290 globally by capacity among 335 tracked facilities.
What is the status of Mistral AI — Training Cluster (OVHcloud, France)?
Mistral AI — Training Cluster (OVHcloud, France) is currently operational. Known timeline milestones: Earliest market signal 2023.
Who operates Mistral AI — Training Cluster (OVHcloud, France)?
Mistral AI — Training Cluster (OVHcloud, France) is operated by Mistral AI and OVHcloud. Structured intelligence reports are available for Mistral AI Operator Report and OVHcloud Operator Report and France Country Report.
What energy source does Mistral AI — Training Cluster (OVHcloud, France) use?
Mistral AI — Training Cluster (OVHcloud, France) is powered by mixed energy and is focused on training workloads. This is backed by 3 cited sources.

Sources

  1. mistral.aimistral.ai
  2. cloud.ovh.netcloud.ovh.net
  3. techcrunch.comtechcrunch.com — 2023/06