• Microsoft expanded its strategic partnership with Mistral to broaden enterprise access to Mistral AI models across Azure, Foundry, Copilot Studio.
• Deal includes a multibillion-dollar commitment to use Mistral’s Europe-based GPU capacity, lifting compute supply for AI development.
• Mistral Medium 3.5 and OCR 4 added to Microsoft Foundry; Medium 3.5 also available in Copilot Studio.
• Azure to support deployments across cloud, cloud-connected, fully disconnected environments, targeting regulated industries seeking tighter data and operational control.

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