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Codestral

Codestral · Version 25.01

RetiredChecked Oct 23, 2026
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What happened to Codestral, and what replaces it?

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API retirement
Mistral records retirement on 2025-11-30. This lifecycle date is distinct from the model release or training cutoff. Source
Recommended migration
Mistral recommends Codestral for new integrations. Source
API identifier
codestral-2501 Source
Documented integration features
This exact model page lists Structured Outputs, Function Calling, Predicted Outputs, FIM, Batching. For archived models this describes the documented interface, not present API availability. Source

Which Codestral does this page describe?

Codestral is a model record from Mistral AI in the Codestral family. Source

The recorded model identifier or checkpoint is 25.01. Use that exact identifier when checking documentation or a provider listing. Source

How can you access Codestral?

The catalog records the historical API access route for Codestral. Source

As of the catalog check, this version was marked retired. Source Check the linked lifecycle information before starting a new integration.

For a new integration, use the publisher’s replacement guidance and check its current account, region and endpoint requirements. Historical API access does not mean the retired endpoint can still be called.

What are Codestral's context and output limits?

The documented context window is 128,000 tokens. Source

A separate maximum-output value is not established in this record. The context or input figure should not be used as an output allowance.

Context, input and output limits describe different constraints. Do not add the figures together to infer a larger window. Check the endpoint's accounting for conversation history, system instructions, tools, media and generated tokens; a documented maximum is not a guarantee of answer quality or a measured usable capacity.

What dates are documented for Codestral?

Release date: January 13, 2025. Source This is a release milestone, not a knowledge or training cutoff. The source labels this “Release date on Mistral model specification.”

Neither a knowledge cutoff nor a training-data cutoff is established here. A release date, repository upload or filename cannot supply those missing dates.

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Codestral

API · 128,000 context tokens

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A missing value remains unknown. Input limits, output limits and the total context window are separate measurements.

Publisher
Mistral AISource ↗
Family
CodestralSource ↗
Version
25.01Source ↗
Availability
RetiredSource ↗
Access
APISource ↗
Inputs
Not documented
Outputs
Not documented
Context window
128,000 tokensSource ↗
Maximum input
Not documented
Maximum output
Not documented
Knowledge cutoff
Not documented
Training-data cutoff
Not documented
Training completed
Not documented
Release date
Jan 13, 2025Release date on Mistral model specification · day precisionSource ↗
License
Not documented
Input price / 1M tokens
Not documented
Output price / 1M tokens
Not documented

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Mistral context shorthand 128k is represented in nominal decimal tokens.

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  1. codestral 25 01 — official Mistral AI documentation ↗docs.mistral.ai

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