French AI startup Mistral AI has introduced a new agentic large language model (LLM) called Devstral, designed to assist coders in software engineering tasks. The model expands the coding context window, enabling it to “consider more of the interdependencies within the current codebase when creating new code.” This allows developers to enhance existing code without rewriting entire files, a significant problem in the past.
Devstral’s agentic nature demonstrates the growing capabilities of generative AI and its potential for high-level reasoning tasks. Analysts note that Mistral must position itself as enterprise-grade to succeed. The model is available for free under the Apache 2.0 license and can run on a single Nvidia RTX 4090 GPU or a Mac with 32 GB RAM.
The launch of Devstral marks an exciting development in the agentic AI market, which is shifting the narrative about what can be accomplished with generative AI. As Mistral competes with other independent generative AI vendors, it must navigate its focus between consumer and enterprise markets.
Source: https://www.techtarget.com/searchenterpriseai/news/366624217/Mistral-AI-intros-Devstral-new-coding-LLM