Simon Willison Releases llm-mistral 0.16 with Reasoning Model Support
Simon Willison released version 0.16 of the `llm-mistral` plugin for his `llm` command-line interface tool. This release adds support for Mistral reasoning models, including the newly launched Mistral Large 4. This update allows terminal users and developers to seamlessly query Mistral's latest reasoning-focused models directly from their command line. It enhances developer productivity by integrating advanced chain-of-thought capabilities into existing shell-based AI workflows. The `llm-mistral` 0.16 update updates API handling to accommodate reasoning model parameters and response formats. It integrates directly into the plugin ecosystem of the `llm` tool, enabling users to switch between Mistral models and other providers using simple command arguments.
## BACKGROUND
`llm` is an open-source command-line utility and Python library created by Simon Willison for interacting with various large language models from providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Mistral. Plugins like `llm-mistral` extend the core tool's functionality to support provider-specific API features and newly released model architectures.