Pixtral Large — Free API

What is Pixtral Large?

Pixtral Large is Mistral AI's native multimodal model with a 128K context window and equal 128K max output, natively supporting both text and image inputs — meaning developers can feed in screenshots, scanned documents, or photos alongside text prompts without relying on separate vision adapters. Its 128K output ceiling makes it practical for tasks that demand long-form generation, such as detailed report writing or full-document analysis from visual inputs. Available on Mistral's free Experiment plan with no credit card required, the main constraint is the ~1 request/second rate limit, making it better suited for interactive use and prototyping rather than batch processing or high-throughput pipelines.

Pixtral Large 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="pixtral-large",
    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: "pixtral-large",
  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": "pixtral-large",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'

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