TCS becomes first Global Systems Integrator for Mistral Forge to build custom AI models

TCS ties up with French firm Mistral to build custom AI models for enterprises

TCS is the first global systems integrator (GSI) partner for Mistral Forge -- the company's enterprise platform for building frontier AI systems, the company said in a statement Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Thursday said it has partnered with French AI startup Mistral for co-building custom AI models. TCS is the first global systems integrator (GSI) partner for Mistral Forge -- the company's enterprise platform for building frontier AI systems, the company said in a statement. As part of the collaboration, TCS will help enterprises and governments develop, fine-tune, and deploy custom AI models built over proprietary enterprise data. The partnership will initially focus on sectors such as banking, manufacturing, healthcare, and the public sector, where enterprises are increasingly seeking greater control, governance, and regulatory compliance around AI deployments, TCS said. TCS will also establish a Centre of Excellence for Mistral to drive joint AI innovation and provide clients with early access to Mistral's beta AI models. Arthur Mensch, co-founder and CEO of Mistral, said TCS' enterprise reach makes it an important partner for scaling enterprise AI adoption globally. "Together, we are enabling enterprises worldwide to move from experimentation to AI deployment with systems that are open, production-ready, and aligned with their strategic and operational requirements," Mensch said. TCS chief executive and managing director K Krithivasan said the partnership strengthens the company's strategy of building trusted and controllable enterprise AI systems. "The partnership with Mistral reinforces TCS' commitment to scaling enterprise AI with trust, control, and measurable business outcomes at the core," Krithivasan said. "Together with Mistral, we will solve for specific industry challenges regulatory requirements, and sovereign needs for our enterprise customers." TCS added that the alliance is part of its broader "Infrastructure to Intelligence" AI strategy, under which the company is investing across AI infra, models, data platforms, and enterprise intelligence systems as it seeks to become the world's largest AI-led technology services company. TCS also partners with other frontier labs to deploy OpenAI's Codex and Google's Gemini Enterprise.

CS Partners with Mistral; becomes the first Global Systems Integrator (GSI) to bring Mistral Forge to enterprises worldwide

First-of-its-kind partnership will help global enterprises and governments design, fine-tune and deploy, domain-specific AI systems that offer better control to customers TCS will build a dedicated Centre of Excellence for Mistral to drive scalable AI innovation with industry-specific solutions and early model access Tata Consultancy Services today announced a landmark strategic partnership with Mistral, one of world's leading AI companies. As part of this collaboration, TCS has become the first global systems integrator partner for Mistral Forge, Mistral's advanced system for enterprises to build frontier-grade AI models grounded in their proprietary enterprise knowledge and domain-specific data. The partnership combines Mistral's frontier AI capabilities with TCS' deep context of enterprise customers, domain knowledge and engineering excellence, to help organisations scale enterprise AI responsibly with greater speed. As part of this strategic collaboration, TCS will leverage Mistral Forge to build custom AI models for enterprises. It will help customers deploy their data and enterprise context to improve decision outcomes. This collaboration draws on TCS' strong global presence across North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Asia-Pacific to deliver AI solutions tailored to industry needs, operations and regulatory requirements. The partnership will initially focus on sectors like banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI), manufacturing, healthcare, and the public sector, where trusted AI adoption is becoming increasingly critical. TCS will also establish a dedicated Centre of Excellence for Mistral to drive joint innovation, build industry-specific solutions, support project delivery, and accelerate client value through early access to Mistral's beta models. The Centre of Excellence will serve as a strategic hub for advanced talent, focused training, and the capabilities needed to design, deploy, and govern AI solutions. Arthur Mensch, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder at Mistral, said, "TCS' global scale and contextual industry knowledge make them an ideal partner for Mistral. Together, we are enabling enterprises worldwide to move from experimentation to AI deployment with systems that are open, production-ready and aligned with their strategic and operational requirements." K Krithivasan, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director at TCS said, "The partnership with Mistral reinforces TCS' commitment to scaling enterprise AI with trust, control, and measurable business outcomes at the core. This partnership expands TCS' AI ecosystem, uniquely positioning TCS to create a differentiated solution proposition for our clients. Together with Mistral, we will solve for specific industry challenges, regulatory requirements, and sovereign needs for our enterprise customers." As part of its broader Infrastructure to Intelligence AI strategy, TCS continues to invest across infrastructure, models, data, application, platforms and physical and digital intelligence. This aligns with TCS' ambition to become the world's largest AI-led technology services company, underpinned by a five-pillar strategy focused on embedding AI across the enterprise, scaling AI-led delivery capabilities, and driving measurable business outcomes for clients.