# Mistral SI Safety Grade: Containment Board

> Mistral gets D overall (GPA 1.14) on the Containment Board, rank 8 of 11. Best on outside testing, weakest on shutdown and pause, every grade sourced.

Source: https://enterrsi.si/containment-board/mistral/
Updated: 2026-11-08

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Containment Board · rank 8 of 11 · updated Nov 8, 2026

# Mistral safety report card

Mistral is a French SI developer that makes the Mistral Large models. On the Containment Board it gets **D overall** (GPA 1.14), rank 8 of 11. Mistral signed the Seoul commitments and the EU Code of Practice but has published no frontier safety framework, and FLI ranked it last of nine companies. It red-teamed Mistral Large 4 with partners and state authorities before releasing the weights but published little about that testing.

Overall
:   D

GPA
:   1.14

Rank
:   8 of 11

Sources
:   6

Five grades

## Each grade, why, and the sources

The same rubric applies to every lab. Grades use public documents only, current to November 8, 2026.

Safety framework

D

[How it is graded](https://enterrsi.si/containment-board/#crit-framework)

Why D

No published frontier safety framework was found as of Nov 8, 2026, although Mistral signed the Seoul Frontier AI Safety Commitments, which ask signatories to set out thresholds, and the EU General-Purpose AI Code of Practice.

**D on this criterion means:** No framework of its own; the lab has only signed voluntary pledges such as the Seoul Frontier AI Safety Commitments, the EU General-Purpose AI Code of Practice or China's CAICT commitments.

Sources

1. [AI Safety Index Summer 2026, full report: Safety Frameworks domain](https://futureoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/AI-Safety-Index-Summer-2026-Digital-14-Jul.pdf) Future of Life Institute · Jul 14, 2026
2. [AI Safety Index Summer 2026, full report: Voluntary Commitment indicators (Seoul commitments, EU Code of Practice)](https://futureoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/AI-Safety-Index-Summer-2026-Digital-14-Jul.pdf) Future of Life Institute · Jul 14, 2026
3. [Frontier AI Safety Commitments, AI Seoul Summit 2024](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/frontier-ai-safety-commitments-ai-seoul-summit-2024/frontier-ai-safety-commitments-ai-seoul-summit-2024) UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Feb 7, 2025
4. [Frontier AI Safety Policies (index of published company frameworks)](https://metr.org/fsp) METR · Nov 8, 2026
5. [AI Safety Index, Summer 2026 Edition (scorecard)](https://futureoflife.org/ai-safety-index-summer-2026/) Future of Life Institute · Jul 7, 2026

Outside testing

C-

[How it is graded](https://enterrsi.si/containment-board/#crit-testing)

Why C-

Before releasing the Mistral Large 4 weights, Mistral said it was red-teaming the model with cybersecurity leaders, vetted partners and state authorities using a version with reduced moderation. No evaluator, method or result for dangerous capabilities was published, and FLI found no public mention of outside testing for Mistral Large 3.

**C on this criterion means:** Limited outside pre-release testing or review (unnamed red teamers, a single contracted study, review of company results rather than model access), or thin reporting.

Sources

1. [Introducing Mistral Large 4](https://mistral.ai/news/mistral-large-4/) Mistral · Oct 6, 2026
2. [Mistral Large 4 (Le Chonk) is now open weight](https://mistral.ai/news/mistral-large-4-oss/) Mistral · Oct 29, 2026
3. [AI Safety Index Summer 2026, full report: Pre-deployment External Safety Testing indicator](https://futureoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/AI-Safety-Index-Summer-2026-Digital-14-Jul.pdf) Future of Life Institute · Jul 14, 2026

Shutdown and pause

D-

[How it is graded](https://enterrsi.si/containment-board/#crit-shutdown)

Why D-

Mistral's only pause commitment is its Seoul pledge not to develop or deploy a model if risks cannot be kept below thresholds, and it has published no thresholds to trigger it. FLI found no monitoring and control plan for internal deployment.

**D on this criterion means:** Discretionary language only ('may shut down', 'as appropriate'), or a signed pledge not to develop or deploy with no published thresholds that would trigger it.

Sources

1. [Frontier AI Safety Commitments, AI Seoul Summit 2024](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/frontier-ai-safety-commitments-ai-seoul-summit-2024/frontier-ai-safety-commitments-ai-seoul-summit-2024) UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Feb 7, 2025
2. [AI Safety Index Summer 2026, full report: Internal Monitoring and Control Interventions indicator](https://futureoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/AI-Safety-Index-Summer-2026-Digital-14-Jul.pdf) Future of Life Institute · Jul 14, 2026

Incident disclosure

D+

[How it is graded](https://enterrsi.si/containment-board/#crit-disclosure)

Why D+

Launch posts report safety benchmarks such as refusal rates and prompt injection resistance, but FLI found no government notification commitments, transparency reports or industry information sharing.

**D on this criterion means:** Minimal safety documentation; incident reporting only where the law requires it.

Sources

1. [Introducing Mistral Large 4](https://mistral.ai/news/mistral-large-4/) Mistral · Oct 6, 2026
2. [Mistral Large 4 (Le Chonk) is now open weight](https://mistral.ai/news/mistral-large-4-oss/) Mistral · Oct 29, 2026
3. [AI Safety Index Summer 2026, full report: Serious Incident Reporting and Government Notifications indicator](https://futureoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/AI-Safety-Index-Summer-2026-Digital-14-Jul.pdf) Future of Life Institute · Jul 14, 2026

Whistleblower protection

D

[How it is graded](https://enterrsi.si/containment-board/#crit-whistleblower)

Why D

Mistral states that it has a formal whistleblower policy and an anonymous channel, but no public policy was found.

**D on this criterion means:** A policy is said to exist but is not public, or there is a credible recent controversy involving suppression of disclosures, such as enforcing a non-disparagement agreement against a former employee.

Sources

1. [AI Safety Index Summer 2026, full report: Whistleblowing Protection indicators and Reporting Culture and Whistleblowing Track Record](https://futureoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/AI-Safety-Index-Summer-2026-Digital-14-Jul.pdf) Future of Life Institute · Jul 14, 2026

At a glance

## Models, facts and its own rules

The flagship models the board looked at, the facts that shaped the grades and the safety policy Mistral has published for itself.

Flagship models

[Mistral Large 4 (Le Chonk)](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/mistral-large-4-le-chonk/)

Notable

### Facts behind the grades

- FLI's Summer 2026 index graded Mistral F overall, last of the nine companies it reviewed.
- Mistral released the weights of Mistral Large 4 on Oct 29, 2026 and describes it as leading open-weight models in cybersecurity.

Its own rules

### Published safety policy

The Control Map lists no frontier safety framework of its own for Mistral. Its safety framework grade above explains what the board found instead.

The Rogue Log

## Incidents involving Mistral systems

Cases in the Rogue Incident Database that involve Mistral systems.

The Rogue Incident Database has no documented case involving Mistral systems yet. That can mean a clean record or little disclosure; the incident disclosure grade above says which is more likely.

[Browse all 59 incidents](https://enterrsi.si/incidents/)

The Control Map

## SI safety rules where it is based

Mistral is based in France. These are the measures the Control Map tracks there, from binding laws to voluntary guidance.

- In force [**EU AI Act (GPAI)**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/eu-ai-act-gpai/) [European Union](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/european-union/)
- Voluntary or guidance [**GPAI Code of Practice (Safety and Security)**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/eu-gpai-code-safety-security/) [European Union](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/european-union/)
- In force [**AI Omnibus**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/eu-digital-omnibus-ai/) [European Union](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/european-union/)

Cite this report card

"Mistral safety report card." The Containment Board, enterrsi.si, November 8, 2026. Overall D (GPA 1.14), rank 8 of 11. https://enterrsi.si/containment-board/mistral/

Free to cite under CC BY 4.0 with a link to enterrsi.si.

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