Databricks integrates Mistral AI's open model and participates in Series A investment.

Databricks, a data and AI company, announced on the 18th that it has partnered with Mistral AI, a leading European company in generative AI solutions, and participated in Mistral AI's Series A investment.

Through this partnership, the two companies aim to provide Mistral AI's open model natively integrated into Databricks' Data Intelligence Platform.

Databricks customers can access Mistral AI's models in the Databricks Marketplace, an open marketplace, and interact with the models in the Mosaic AI Playground, available in the Databricks console.

Additionally, Mosaic AI Model Serving, an AI deployment, management, and query integration service, allows customers to use Mistral AI's models as optimized model endpoints and customize them to fit their own data.

Customers can immediately use Mistral AI models integrated into their data intelligence platform, enabling enterprises to quickly use Mistral AI models for their own generative AI applications without compromising the security, data privacy, and governance that are core to the Databricks platform. Mistral AI's open models, including Mistral 7B and Mixtral 8x7B, are integrated into the Databricks platform.

“We are excited to partner with Databricks and reaffirm our shared commitment to making generative AI portable, open, and accessible for all,” said Arthur Mensch, Founder and CEO of Mistral AI. “Seamlessly integrating Mistral AI’s models into Databricks’ data intelligence platform brings us one step closer to our shared goal of democratizing AI. This integration is a significant milestone in expanding Mistral AI’s innovative solutions to Databricks’ vast customer base, which we expect will accelerate AI innovation and advancement. We will continue to strive to deliver accessible and groundbreaking AI solutions to users around the world.”

“At Databricks, we’re focused on giving customers the flexibility and tools to choose the right model for their job, including well-known open source models,” said Prem Prakash, Head of Product Marketing for AI and Machine Learning (ML) at Databricks. “Earlier this year alone, over 1,000 enterprises used Mistral models on Databricks to perform millions of model inferences, and this partnership extends that support to these customers. It will provide a streamlined experience that makes it easier for customers to natively access, customize, deploy, and manage Mistral AI models for generative AI applications.”