First Impressions
Mistral Large is shockingly good. I used it to generate a Python script, and it was cleaner and more concise than GPT-4. It feels engineered, not just trained.
Best Feature: Efficiency
It answers fast. The 'Le Chat' interface is snappy and no-nonsense. It feels like a tool for builders.
The Verdict
The European champion of AI. If you want a smart, non-US centric model, this is it.