Mistral models though are not interesting as models. Context handling is weak, language is dry, coding mediocre; not sure why would anyone chose it over Chinese (Qwen, GLM, Deepseek) or American models (Gemma, Command A, Llama).
And also another reason people might use a non-American model is that dependency on the US is a serious business risk these days. Not relevant if you are in the US but hugely relevant for the rest of us.