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Tech briefing · Thursday, October 29, 2026 · Evening edition · Story 4 of 5

  1. Mistral AI claims its model Le Chonk outperforms Chinese models in coding and cybersecurity

    Mistral AI's model Le Chonk is now a top open model for coding, ranking alongside Codex GPT-6.1 Terra. Mistral has released the weights for Large 4, along with some impressive Artificial Analysis scores.

    Why it matters: This development highlights the growing competition in the open-weight AI model space, with French and Chinese labs vying for leadership.

    Sources: Wired · ZDNET

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