Ecosia Drops Mistral for Chinese Open-Source Models Over Quality
TL;DR
- German search engine Ecosia is dropping Mistral for open-source alternatives, including models from Chinese developers, citing quality concerns.
- Founder and CEO Christian Kroll told Politico: 'We are disappointed with the quality of Mistral.'
- Ecosia is used by government services, which makes the swap awkward for Mistral's European sovereignty pitch.
German search engine Ecosia has dropped Mistral and is moving to open-source alternatives, including models from Chinese developers, according to Politico.
"We are disappointed with the quality of Mistral," founder and CEO Christian Kroll told the outlet. The reporting does not spell out which Chinese models Ecosia has picked, nor the specific tests behind the quality complaint.
The awkward part is who Ecosia serves. The search engine is used by government services, per Politico, which makes a flagship European client picking Chinese open-weight models over the French champion a bad look for the sovereign-AI story Mistral has been selling. It fits the pattern in our running coverage of open-source AI, where Chinese releases have been crowding the open-weight tier.
Originally reported by politico.eu
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