ASML, Amadeus, Capgemini, Caisse des Dépôts & CMA CGM back the Mistral data centre buildout, buying multi-year units of compute that does not exist.
Mistral set out the plan on 11 August. Its own announcement covers three things at once.
Regional endpoints are now generally available, letting customers pick Europe or the US for inference. A Priority Tier in public preview adds custom rate limits and an uptime commitment.
The third part is the one that funds the other two.
What a European Compute Unit is
The instrument is a forward sale. Enterprises commit money now, and it converts into multi-year access to compute Mistral will build later.
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