Mistral AI has updated Le Chat with voice recognition, deep research tools, and other features to make the chatbot a more helpful assistant.
The company believes that the best AI assistants should help you dive deeper into your thoughts and maintain the flow of conversation. As Mistral AI put it, chatbots are at their best when they “let you go deeper in your thinking, keep your conversation flowing, and maintain contextual continuity.”
A standout feature, albeit somewhat playing catch-up with rivals, is the ‘Deep Research’ mode. Think of it as turning Le Chat into your personal research assistant.
When you ask a complex question, the Deep Research tool breaks it down, finds credible sources, and then builds a structured report with references, making it easy to follow. Mistral designed it to feel like you’re working with a highly organised partner, helping you tackle everything from market trends to scientific topics.
If you prefer talking over typing, the new ‘Vocal’ mode is for you.
Powered by Mistral AI’s powerful new voice model called Voxtral, the Vocal mode allows for natural, low-latency conversations—meaning you can talk to Le Chat without awkward pauses. Mistral says it’s perfect for brainstorming ideas while on a walk, getting quick answers when your hands are full, or transcribing a meeting.
For those really complex Le Chat questions, ‘Think’ mode taps into Mistral AI’s reasoning model, Magistral, to provide clear and thoughtful answers.
One of the most impressive capabilities of Think mode is native multilingual ability. You can draft a proposal in Spanish, explore a legal concept in Japanese, or just think through an idea in whatever language feels most comfortable. Le Chat can even switch between languages mid-sentence.
To help you stay organised, the new ‘Projects’ feature lets you group related chats into focused folders. Each project remembers your settings and keeps all your conversations, uploaded files, and ideas in one tidy space. It could become the perfect area to manage everything from planning a house move to tracking a long-term work project.
Finally, in a partnership between Mistral AI and Black Forest Labs, Le Chat now includes advanced image editing. This means you can create an image and then fine-tune it with simple commands like “remove the object” or “place me in another city”.
Unlike with typical text-to-image tools, you can create and then edit your images with simple prompts like “remove the object” or “place me in another city” and the model transforms the scene while preserving characters and detail. It’s ideal for making consistent edits across a… pic.twitter.com/JmveDlQCzv
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All these new features are available today in Le Chat on the web or by downloading the mobile app.
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