Mistral AI
freemiumNewEuropean AI lab with a coding agent, an API and open weights
About
Mistral sells Vibe (formerly Le Chat), a chat assistant and coding agent in one product. Vibe for code installs as a CLI, runs in VS Code, JetBrains or Zed via ACP, or runs remote coding tasks, and connects to 100+ tools with MCP support. The API lives in Mistral Studio (formerly La Plateforme), where you get an API key, build agents and workflows, and track usage and spend; most models are billed per million tokens. Codestral is Mistral's code completion model ($0.30 input, $0.03 cached input, $0.90 output per million tokens). Mistral Large 4, checked Nov 1, 2026: a 1-trillion-parameter multimodal model with open weights released Oct 29, 2026 (still Public Preview in Mistral's docs), priced at $0.70 input, $0.07 cached input and $2.10 output per million tokens. Mistral calls it its best open-weight model for coding. Run it through the Mistral API, OpenRouter, Hugging Face weights or Vibe Code. License: Mistral Ecosystem Open-Weight license, a modified MIT license; Model-as-a-Service businesses need a separate license. Vibe has a Free plan; Pro is $14.99 a month before taxes, per mistral.ai/pricing.
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FAQ
Is Mistral free?
Yes, Vibe has a Free plan with limited messages, web searches and coding sessions, and it includes access to Mistral Studio. Pro is $14.99 a month before taxes, per mistral.ai/pricing (checked Nov 1, 2026).
What happened to Le Chat?
Le Chat is now called Mistral Vibe. Mistral says conversations, settings and plans carry over.
Is Mistral Large 4 open source?
Its weights are open under the Mistral Ecosystem Open-Weight license, a modified MIT license. It is free to use and commercialize, except that Model-as-a-Service businesses need a separate commercial license.
Can I use Mistral Large 4 on OpenRouter?
Mistral lists OpenRouter as one place to get it, alongside the Mistral API and Hugging Face. Check the OpenRouter listing for its price.
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