Microsoft Strikes 'Multi-billion Dollar' Deal for Mistral's AI Computing Power

FILED - 30 January 2026, Bavaria, Munich: FILE PHOTO - The Microsoft logo can be seen on the Microsoft Germany headquarters building in Munich. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa
FILED - 30 January 2026, Bavaria, Munich: FILE PHOTO - The Microsoft logo can be seen on the Microsoft Germany headquarters building in Munich. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa
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Microsoft Strikes 'Multi-billion Dollar' Deal for Mistral's AI Computing Power

FILED - 30 January 2026, Bavaria, Munich: FILE PHOTO - The Microsoft logo can be seen on the Microsoft Germany headquarters building in Munich. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa
FILED - 30 January 2026, Bavaria, Munich: FILE PHOTO - The Microsoft logo can be seen on the Microsoft Germany headquarters building in Munich. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa

Microsoft and Mistral said Tuesday they had signed a "multibillion dollar" deal for the US tech giant to use the French AI developer's computing infrastructure sited in Europe, AFP reported.

The agreement would grant Microsoft access to "Europe-based GPU (graphics processing unit) infrastructure to increase capacity for AI development and to support the delivery of Microsoft's cloud and AI services," the companies said in a joint statement, without specifying the exact value of the deal or the amount of computing power involved.