French company Mistral AI has unveiled Mistral Vibe 2.0A terminal native coding agent that adds a range of upgrades for developers.
According to the company, Vibe 2.0 is powered by the Paris-based startup’s Devstral 2 model family and will enable users to “build, maintain, and ship code faster.”
The update, which is available through Mistral’s subscription plans as well as pay-as-you-go access or bring your own API key, is a big step forward for the firm as it underlines its position as a leading European company challenging the major US players in AI-assisted software development.
While Vibe already utilizes natural language commands, multifile orchestration, smart context, and full codebase context, Mistral highlights areas where the coding agent has been improved.
First, custom specialized sub-agents can now be created and deployed on-demand for targeted tasks, with Mistral citing deployment scripts, pull request review, and test generation as examples of what’s possible.
multiple choice explanation are still displayed. When the intent is unclear or ambiguous, developers are given additional options from Vibe to reduce the risk of incorrect editing.
they will also have access slash command skillsWhich enables loading of pre-configured workflows for common tasks such as deploying, lining up or generating documents.
At the end, integrated agent mode Allow to combine specific devices, permissions, and behaviors, meaning developers can change contexts without changing devices.
Additionally, Mistral says bug fixes and improvements to the command line interface are now sent automatically, eliminating the need for manual updates.
Vibe 2.0 is available through Mistral’s Le Chat Pro plan (currently $14.99 per month) or the more comprehensive Le Chat Team ($24.99 per month), which adds priority support.
There are two different payment rates available for Mistral access via the API depending on usage, while Mistral Studio has an Experiment plan available that offers free use for testing and prototyping.
Mistral said it will also offer specialized solutions for enterprise customers with more advanced requirements.
The release came a week after CEO Arthur Mensch told Bloomberg The company expects its revenue to exceed $1 billion this year at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
By positioning itself as a European alternative to the major US frontier model providers and their Chinese challengers in a difficult geopolitical landscape, it has attracted some huge funding – including a $2 billion Series C round Led by Dutch chip maker ASML in September last year.
