Ministral 3B Free API on Mistral AI

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Ministral 3B — free model from Mistral AI.

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API Details

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Base URL

https://api.mistral.ai/v1

Model ID

ministral-3b

API format OpenAI Chat Completions

Technical Details

Ministral 3B specifications

Provider catalog

Context window 128K

Max output 128K

Status Online

Last updated Aug 2, 2026

Free listing since Aug 2, 2026

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AI Recommendation

Should you use Ministral 3B?

Ministral 3B is listed for chat workloads and supports a 128K context window.

Use it when Mistral AI's free tier is enough for evaluation, demos, or light production traffic.

Best for

Chat

Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

Long context window
Works with OpenAI-style SDKs

Watch outs

Free-tier rate limits apply
Vision support is not listed
Tool calling is not confirmed

Availability

Ministral 3B availability by provider

Current provider only

We only found this Ministral 3B listing on Mistral AI in the current catalog. Use the related models section for nearby alternatives.

Provider	Model listing	Access	Context	API	Limits
Mistral AI	Ministral 3B	Free tier	128K	OpenAI-style	~1 RPS, 500K TPM

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Typical Use Cases

Ministral 3B use cases

Chat

Ministral 3B is tagged for chat in this catalog and works with OpenAI-compatible client libraries.

FAQ

Ministral 3B free API FAQ

Is Ministral 3B free to use?

Ministral 3B is listed with free API access on Mistral AI, subject to the provider's quota and account policy.

What is the Ministral 3B model ID?

The model ID shown in this catalog is ministral-3b.

What are the Ministral 3B free tier rate limits on Mistral AI?

The listed free tier limit is ~1 RPS, 500K TPM. Limits can change per account tier, so confirm against the provider dashboard.

What context window does Ministral 3B support?

The listed context window is 128K tokens with up to 128K output tokens.

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