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Mistral AI
Mistral AI

The French open-source AI assistant, sovereign and performant

Mistral AI is the French AI gem, founded by former Google DeepMind and Meta researchers. Its Le Chat assistant rivals ChatGPT while guaranteeing data sovereignty in Europe. With open-source models and EU hosting, it's the preferred choice for GDPR-conscious businesses.

Strengths

  • European sovereignty and EU hosting
  • Open-source and transparent models
  • Natively GDPR compliant
  • Competitive pricing (Pro at €14.99)

Limitations

  • Fewer features than ChatGPT
  • Less mature ecosystem
  • Occasional hallucinations
  • Young startup (since 2023)

Pricing plans

  • Flash Answers
  • Code interpreter
  • Upload documents
  • Recherche web AFP
  • ~25 messages/jour
  • Mistral Large 3 illimité
  • Messages illimités
  • Génération images avancée
  • 15GB stockage documents
  • Projets illimités
  • Support chat
  • Tout Pro inclus
  • 200 messages/utilisateur
  • 30GB stockage
  • Google Drive/SharePoint
  • Administration centralisée
  • Rôles et permissions
  • Déploiement on-premise
  • SAML SSO
  • Audit logs
  • Agent Builder no-code
  • Résidence données EU
  • Support dédié
  • SLA garanti
Perplexity AI
Perplexity AI

AI search engine with real-time sourced answers

Perplexity AI is an AI answer engine that combines real-time web search with advanced language models (GPT-4o, Claude, Sonar) to deliver direct, sourced answers. A smart alternative to Google, it offers Deep Research for comprehensive reports, multimodal analysis (PDF, images, audio, video), and collaborative Spaces. Available as a generous free plan or Pro at $20/month with unlimited advanced models.

Strengths

  • Sourced answers with verifiable inline citations
  • Access to multiple frontier AI models (GPT-4o, Claude, Sonar)
  • Real-time web search, no stale data
  • Deep Research for comprehensive research reports

Limitations

  • Limited Pro searches on free plan (5/day)
  • Less effective for very local queries
  • High Enterprise pricing for large teams
  • Dependent on available web sources

Pricing plans

  • Recherches basiques illimitées
  • 5 recherches Pro par jour
  • Modèle Sonar standard
  • Citations sources vérifiables
  • Historique des conversations
  • Applications mobiles iOS/Android
  • Recherches Pro illimitées
  • Modèles avancés : GPT-4o, Claude, Sonar Pro
  • 10x plus de citations par réponse
  • Accès étendu à Deep Research
  • Accès étendu à Perplexity Labs
  • Génération d'images étendue
  • Upload de fichiers illimité
  • Analyse PDF, images, audio, vidéo
  • Toutes fonctionnalités Pro
  • Spaces collaboratifs privés
  • Réponses depuis fichiers et apps internes
  • 2x upload de fichiers
  • SSO / SCIM provisioning
  • Gestion utilisateurs et permissions
  • Rétention configurable et audit logs (50+ sièges)
  • Pas d'entraînement sur vos données
  • Conformité SOC 2 Type II
  • Toutes fonctionnalités Enterprise Pro
  • Requêtes Labs illimitées
  • Accès aux modèles IA avancés
  • Limites d'upload supérieures
  • Génération vidéo avancée
  • Assistant Comet Max
  • Perplexity Computer (orchestration multi-modèles)
  • Rétention configurable et audit logs (sans minimum)
  • Conformité SOC 2 Type II

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General overview

Criterion
Mistral AI
Perplexity AI
AI typeAI NativeAI Native
Country of origin🇫🇷 France🇺🇸 United States
Year founded20232022
Supported languages11 languages40+ languages
Free plan
Yes
Yes
API available
Mobile app

Detailed comparison

FeatureMistral AIPerplexity AI
Available models
6
3
Max output tokens
32768 tokens
4096 tokens
Knowledge cutoff
2024
Temps réel (recherche web)
Vision support
Audio input
Audio output
Image generation
Video understanding
File types supported
PDF, Images, Code
PDF, Images, CSV, Audio, Vidéo
Function calling
Reasoning mode
Web search integrated
Code execution
Canvas / Artifacts
Memory persistence
Custom instructions
Streaming API
Fine-tuning available
Embeddings API
Batch API
Messages/day (free)
5 messages
Rate limit (req/min)
120 req/min
50 req/min
Data retention policy
Pas de stockage par défaut
Historique des recherches conservé
Enterprise security
On-premise available
Available
Not available
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