Mistral has made a pivot from small model focus to large model focus by getting into bed with Microsoft. I don't know how sticky their deals are but, taking a quick look at recent Microsoft press releases, Mistral still seems to be prioritizing releases on Azure.
Or Mistral, it is French and has been great for my day to day queries (haven't tried for programming yet).
Mistral has made a pivot from small model focus to large model focus by getting into bed with Microsoft. I don't know how sticky their deals are but, taking a quick look at recent Microsoft press releases, Mistral still seems to be prioritizing releases on Azure.
Don't let perfect be the enemy of good. They are currently the most (if only) serious non-US Western player.