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Mistral AI Mulls Custom Chips to Slash Token Costs

5/28/2026

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  • Mistral AI, valued at nearly €12 billion, is weighing the creation of custom AI processors to cut token deployment costs.
  • CEO Arthur Mensch said the firm may eventually develop its own chips while it currently relies on Nvidia hardware.
  • If it builds its own chips, Mistral would join U.S. hyperscalers Amazon and Google that have designed custom semiconductors.