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Mistral La Plateforme offers a free Experiment plan with access to both open-source and proprietary Mistral models.

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Overview

Mistral’s La Plateforme provides free API access to their suite of language models, including both open-source and proprietary models.

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Requirements

Important Requirements:
  • Phone number verification required
  • Free tier (Experiment plan) requires opting into data training

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Rate Limits

Rate limits are applied per-model, not shared across models.
Limit TypeFree Tier (Per Model)
Requests per second1
Tokens per minute500,000
Tokens per month1,000,000,000

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Available Models

The free tier provides access to various Mistral models:
  • Open-source models: Mistral 7B, Mixtral 8x7B, and more
  • Proprietary models: Mistral Small, Mistral Medium, Mistral Large

Model Overview

View detailed information about all available models

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API Usage

from mistralai import Mistral

client = Mistral(api_key="YOUR_MISTRAL_API_KEY")

response = client.chat.complete(
    model="mistral-small-latest",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello, how are you?"}
    ]
)

print(response.choices[0].message.content)

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Getting Started

1

Create Account

Sign up at console.mistral.ai
2

Verify Phone Number

Complete phone number verification
3

Accept Data Training Terms

Opt in to data training for free tier access
4

Generate API Key

Create an API key from your dashboard
5

Start Building

Use the API to access Mistral models

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Privacy Considerations

The free Experiment plan requires opting into data training. Your API usage data may be used to improve Mistral’s models. If this is a concern, consider upgrading to a paid plan.

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Key Features

Per-Model Limits

Each model has its own quota, allowing you to use multiple models

Generous Token Limits

1 billion tokens per month per model on the free tier

Open & Proprietary

Access to both open-source and proprietary models

Production Ready

Enterprise-grade infrastructure and reliability

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Additional Resources

Mistral Console

Access the platform

Documentation

Official API documentation

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