# Mistral AI credits three weeks of testing for a Large model update

> Original title: Three weeks of training camp for Le Chonk. No days off.

- Source: Mistral AI
- Published: 2026-10-30T09:48:50.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/m91zcaekzrt3n7ydzz4dppqcq
- Original: https://x.com/MistralAI/status/2116105034673058023

## Summary

Mistral AI says it spent three weeks putting its model through training camp, thanking @ThibaultJaigu and @RequestyAI for testing it. Quoted post from @ThibaultJaigu says the new Mistral Large 4 update is much better at coding and ranks as the second best open-source model on his coding benchmark.

## Post

Three weeks of training camp for Le Chonk. No days off.

Thanks for putting it to the test, @ThibaultJaigu and @RequestyAI.

## Quoted post @ThibaultJaigu

> Impressed by the new @MistralAI large-4 update! The model update is much better at coding and performs as the 2nd best OSS model on our coding benchmark

https://x.com/ThibaultJaigu/status/2116082719339757827