Mistral Codestral

Free access to Mistral’s specialized code generation model

Codestral is Mistral’s specialized model for code generation, currently available for free.

Overview

Mistral Codestral is a specialized language model designed specifically for code generation and completion tasks. It’s currently available for free through a monthly subscription model.

Requirements

Phone Number Verification Required: You must verify your phone number to access Codestral.

Rate Limits

Limit Type	Free Tier
Requests per minute	30
Requests per day	2,000

Codestral is currently free to use on a monthly subscription basis.

Available Models

• Codestral - Specialized for code generation, completion, and understanding

API Usage

Python

from mistralai import Mistral

client = Mistral(api_key="YOUR_CODESTRAL_API_KEY")

response = client.chat.complete(
    model="codestral-latest",
    messages=[
        {
            "role": "user",
            "content": "Write a Python function to calculate fibonacci numbers"
        }
    ]
)

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

Getting Started

1. Create Account

   Sign up at codestral.mistral.ai

2. Verify Phone Number

   Complete phone number verification

3. Subscribe to Free Plan

   Activate the free monthly subscription

4. Generate API Key

   Create an API key from your dashboard

5. Start Coding

   Use the API for code generation tasks

Use Cases

Code Generation

Generate complete functions and code snippets

Code Completion

Autocomplete code in your development workflow

Code Explanation

Understand and document existing code

Bug Fixing

Identify and fix issues in your code

Key Features

• Specialized for code generation and understanding
• Supports multiple programming languages
• Optimized for software development workflows
• Currently free with generous rate limits

Additional Resources

Codestral Platform

Access the platform

Mistral Documentation

API documentation