Mistral AI Free Tier
Mistral offers a free Experiment plan with access to all models including Mistral Large and Codestral. No credit card required — just a verified phone number.
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Free Tier Details
Free TierExperiment plan — all models included
Rate Limits2 req/min, 500K tokens/min, 1B tokens/month
Models AvailableAll models (Mistral Large, Medium, Codestral, Pixtral)
Credit Card RequiredNo (phone verification only)
Mistral also offers up to $30K in startup credits. The free experiment tier is generous for development — 1 billion tokens per month covers substantial prototyping.
Cheapest Paid Models on Mistral AI
When you need more than the free tier, these are the most affordable options.
| Model | Context | Input / 1M | Output / 1M |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral Small Creative | 33K | $0.100 | $0.300 |
| Mistral Small 3.2 24B | 131K | $0.100 | $0.300 |
| Voxtral Small 24B 2507 | 32K | $0.100 | $0.300 |
| Ministral 3 3B 2512 | 131K | $0.100 | $0.100 |
| Devstral Small 1.1 | 131K | $0.100 | $0.300 |
| Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 | 127K | $0.140 | $0.420 |
| Mistral 7B Instruct | 4K | $0.140 | $0.420 |
| Mixtral 8x7B Instruct | 33K | $0.140 | $0.420 |
| Mistral 7B Instruct v0.1 | 3K | $0.140 | $0.420 |
| Mistral 7B Instruct v0.2 | 4K | $0.140 | $0.420 |
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