Hard facts side by side: free tiers, prices, limits, SDKs and privacy. Every value links to the official page it came from and is re-checked every week.
| Fact |  Mistral AI |
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| Free tier | No, API needs pay-as-you-go Free mode gives a monthly budget to try Vibe and Studio but no API access; API needs billing activation. Source, Nov 15, 2026 |
| Starting price | $0.70 per 1M input tokens Mistral Large 4; $2.10 per 1M output tokens. Source, Nov 15, 2026 |
| Size limit | 1M token context Mistral Large 4. Source, Nov 15, 2026 |
| Official SDKs | Python |
| Open source | Partly Open-weight models such as Small 4 and Ministral 3 under Apache 2.0; Large 4 under Mistral's own open-weight license. Source, Nov 15, 2026 |
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| Trains on your data | Opt-out Studio/API inputs and outputs may be used for training; customers can opt out anytime. Source, Nov 15, 2026 |
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| EU hosting | Yes Data hosted in the EU by default; US endpoint optional. Source, Nov 15, 2026 |
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| Compliance | SOC 2ISO 27001Source, Nov 15, 2026 |
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