Mistral AI
info Notes
Free mode, enabled by default, no credit card required. $10/month in API credits, and free-mode prompts may be used to train Mistral models unless you opt out. []
key How to get API key
General steps — follow the official Mistral AI page for exact details.
- Open the Mistral AI API key page ↗
- Create a new account, or sign in if you already have one.
- Generate an API key from the dashboard or settings.
layers Available models 18
| Model | Capabilities | Context | Output | Rate limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mistral Medium 3.5 (128B)
mistral-medium-3.5-(128b) |
description
image
code
| 256K | — | ~1 RPS, 500K TPM |
Mistral Small 4
mistral-small-4 |
description
image
code
| 256K | — | ~1 RPS, 500K TPM |
Mistral Large 3
mistral-large-3 |
Multimodal | 256K | — | ~1 RPS, 500K TPM |
Ministral 3 8B
ministral-3-8b |
description
visibility
| 256K | — | ~1 RPS, 500K TPM |
Codestral
codestral |
code
| 128K | — | ~1 RPS, 500K TPM |
Ministral 3 3B
ministral-3-3b |
description
visibility
| 256K | — | ~1 RPS, 500K TPM |
Ministral 3 14B
ministral-3-14b |
description
visibility
| 256K | — | ~1 RPS, 500K TPM |
Mistral Small
mistral-small |
description
| 256K | — | Free mode and Labs |
Mistral Small 2506
mistral-small-2506 |
description
| 256K | — | Free mode and Labs |
Mistral Nemo
mistral-nemo |
description
| 256K | — | Free mode and Labs |
Pixtral 12B
pixtral-12b |
description
| 256K | — | Free mode and Labs |
Labs Mistral Small
labs-mistral-small |
description
| 256K | — | Free mode and Labs |
Mistral Embed
mistral-embed |
description
| 256K | — | Free mode and Labs |
Mistral Moderation
mistral-moderation |
description
| 256K | — | Free mode and Labs |
Mistral OCR
mistral-ocr |
description
| 256K | — | Free mode and Labs |
Mistral Small 3.1
mistral-small-3.1 |
description
| 256K | — | Free mode and Labs |
Devstral Small
devstral-small |
description
| 256K | — | Free mode and Labs |
Magistral Small
magistral-small |
description
| 256K | — | Free mode and Labs |
help Frequently Asked Questions
Mistral AI offers 18 free models.
The largest context window is 256,000 tokens.
The free tier is limited to Free mode and Labs.
No, Mistral AI does not require a credit card for the free tier.