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Mistral AI

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.

ModelContextInput / 1MOutput / 1M
Mistral Small Creative33K $0.100 $0.300
Mistral Small 3.2 24B131K $0.100 $0.300
Voxtral Small 24B 250732K $0.100 $0.300
Ministral 3 3B 2512131K $0.100 $0.100
Devstral Small 1.1131K $0.100 $0.300
Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3127K $0.140 $0.420
Mistral 7B Instruct4K $0.140 $0.420
Mixtral 8x7B Instruct33K $0.140 $0.420
Mistral 7B Instruct v0.13K $0.140 $0.420
Mistral 7B Instruct v0.24K $0.140 $0.420

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, Mistral AI offers free access. 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.
No (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.