Mistral Small 4 — Free API

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What is Mistral Small 4?

Mistral Small 4 from Mistral AI is a flexible LLM (256,000 tokens context, 1 RPS, 500K TPM) ideal for chat applications, offering openAI compatibility and accessible without credit card.

Model ID
mistral-small-4
Base URL
https://api.mistral.ai/v1

Mistral Small 4 API Code Example

Paste your API key and run. See the config generator for Claude Code, Cursor, and more tools.

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.mistral.ai/v1",
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY"
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="mistral-small-4",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)
import OpenAI from "openai";

const openai = new OpenAI({
  baseURL: "https://api.mistral.ai/v1",
  apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY",
});

const completion = await openai.chat.completions.create({
  model: "mistral-small-4",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }],
});

console.log(completion.choices[0].message.content);
curl https://api.mistral.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "model": "mistral-small-4",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'

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