Mistral AI sets new standards in accessibility: free use and price reductions pave the way for developers.
Mistral AI’s recent announcements underscore its strategic vision to make advanced AI technologies accessible to a wider audience and lower the barriers to entry for developers and businesses.
Mistral AI has launched a free tier on its serverless platform, La Plateforme. This allows developers to test and prototype Mistral models as API endpoints for free. This decision could significantly increase the potential for innovation in the industry by allowing new, smaller companies to experiment with the same cutting-edge technologies as large corporations. With a seamless ability to move to a commercial stage and a wide range of deployment options, including leading cloud providers such as Azure, AWS and GCP, this represents a significant step towards the democratization of AI.
| Model | New price | Old price | Price drop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral Nemo | $0.15 / M input tokens | $0.3 / M tokens | 50% |
| $0.15 / M output tokens | $0.3 / M tokens | ||
| Pixtral 12B | $0.15 / M input tokens | ||
| $0.15 / M output tokens | |||
| Mistral Small | $0.2 / M input tokens | $1 / M input tokens | 80% |
| $0.6 / M output tokens | $3 / M output tokens | ||
| Codestral | $0.2 / M input tokens | $1 / M input tokens | 80% |
| $0.6 / M output tokens | $3 / M output tokens | ||
| Mistral Large | $2 / M input tokens | $3 / M input tokens | 33% |
| $6 / M output tokens | $9 / M output tokens |
At the same time, Mistral AI has announced significant price reductions for its models, making AI solutions more economical. The price of the Mistral Nemo model has been reduced by 50% and other models such as Mistral Small and Codestral are now up to 80% cheaper. These pricing strategies could serve as a competitive factor in the market and encourage other companies to rethink their pricing models, ultimately benefiting the industry as a whole.
Another notable innovation is the introduction of Mistral Small v24.09, a 22 billion parameter model designed specifically for translations, summaries and sentiment analysis. This model offers an affordable and effective solution that can be deployed on multiple platforms. At a time when customized solutions for specific tasks are becoming increasingly important, this versatile model can modernize key points in numerous business processes.
Another innovative offering from Mistral AI is the Pixtral 12B model, which is now available with free vision capabilities on Le Chat. Pixtral 12B represents a new dimension in image processing by being able to understand images of any size without compromising text performance. The use of a vision adapter architecture elevates this model and opens up new possibilities in the areas of image analysis and visual computing. This ability to integrate image and text data could set new standards in the field of AI-based information processing.
Summary of the announcements:
- Introduction of a free tier on Mistral’s La Plateforme platform for extended usage capabilities.
- Significant price reductions for all Mistral models to improve profitability.
- Launch of the new Mistral Small v24.09 model with 22 billion parameters.
- Introduction of Pixtral 12B with free vision capability on Le Chat.
These developments from Mistral AI help to simplify access to advanced AI technologies and accelerate the development of new applications. By actively encouraging community participation and providing open licenses, an environment is created that enables the continuous innovation and implementation of AI solutions.
Sources: Mistral
