Le Chat by Mistral AI: Free AI Assistant for Web and Mobile

Le Chat is the assistant from Mistral AI, a company based in France that is also known for open-weight models. If you want to try a European alternative to the bigger American assistants, this is the product to look at. It is a chat window with web search, document and image understanding and tools for writing and coding.

Getting Le Chat

• In a browser: Go to chat.mistral.ai and sign in or create an account.
• On your phone: Mistral publishes mobile apps for iPhone and Android in the official app stores.

The Download button takes you to the official Le Chat page, where those links are kept up to date. There is no desktop installer to look for on Windows or Mac; the web version covers computers.

What it offers

• Everyday chat: Questions, summaries, translation and brainstorming.
• Web answers: It can search the web and show where information came from.
• Documents and images: Upload files or pictures and ask about them.
• Coding help: Explain, write and debug code in many languages.
• Customization: Paid plans add options such as building your own assistants, depending on the current feature list.

Free and paid

Le Chat has a free tier. A Pro plan and plans for teams and companies exist for people who need more usage and features. The current price and the list of what each plan includes are on Mistral’s pricing page, so check there rather than relying on an older review.

If you want to run Mistral models yourself

Le Chat is a hosted service. Mistral also releases some models as open weights, and tools such as Ollama and LM Studio can run them on your own hardware. That route keeps your conversations on your machine but needs enough memory and a capable graphics card.

Privacy

Prompts in Le Chat are processed on Mistral’s servers. Review the privacy settings in your account before sharing sensitive material.