The Teuken-7B-Base and Teuken-7B-Instruct models represent a significant step towards developing European-based large language models (LLMs). Users have been discussing the competitive landscape of LLMs, particularly comparing these new models with ones like Mistral AI and Llama. Mistral has been highlighted for its performance, especially in multilingual contexts. The conversation also touches on the challenges facing European tech firms in attracting capital and talent compared to their US counterparts. Additionally, issues with language-specific performance have been noted, with certain models performing better when asked to translate rather than directly responding in less common languages. The community values diversity in LLMs and sees potential in models specifically fine-tuned for European languages.