Mistral La Plateforme

Free tier access to Mistral AI models with generous token limits

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

Overview

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

Requirements

Important Requirements:

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

Rate Limits

Rate limits are applied per-model, not shared across models.

Limit Type	Free Tier (Per Model)
Requests per second	1
Tokens per minute	500,000
Tokens per month	1,000,000,000

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

API Usage

Python

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)

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

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.

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

Additional Resources

Mistral Console

Access the platform

Documentation

Official API documentation