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Migrate off Devstral 2

Deprecated

Devstral 2 is deprecated and shuts down on 31 Jul 2026. Mistral's official replacement is Mistral Medium 3.5. The cheapest comparable model we track is Llama 3.1 8B Instruct (Meta) at $0.022 per 1M tokens blended.

Last verified: 13 Aug 2026 · sourced from official provider documentation

StatusDeprecatedMistral
Shutdown date31 Jul 2026deprecated 22 May 2026
Official replacementMistral Medium 3.5$3 /M blendedCheapest alternativeLlama 3.1 8B Instruct$0.022 /M blended
What changes

Devstral 2 → Mistral Medium 3.5

Moving to Mistral Medium 3.5 means 3.8× more expensive ($0.8 → $3 /1M blended).

SpecDevstral 2Mistral Medium 3.5
StatusDeprecatedGA
Blended price /1M$0.8$3
Input / output /1M$0.4 / $2$1.50 / $7.50
Context window256K—
Max output——
Modalitytexttext, vision
Knowledge cutoff——

API string was devstral-2512 → switch to mistral-medium-latest. See Mistral Medium 3.5's full spec sheet →

Cheapest alternatives

Budget-friendly replacements for Devstral 2

Generally-available models that match Devstral 2's capabilities (and at least half its 256K context), ranked by blended price. Every number is computed from official catalog prices.

ModelBlended /1MInput / outputContext
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Meta
$0.022$0.02 / $0.03128K
Amazon Nova Micro
Amazon
$0.061$0.035 / $0.14128K
Command R7B
Cohere
$0.066$0.037 / $0.15128K
FAQ

Migrating off Devstral 2

What replaces Devstral 2?

Mistral's recommended migration for Devstral 2 is Mistral Medium 3.5. The cheapest comparable model in our catalog is Llama 3.1 8B Instruct (Meta) at $0.022/1M blended.

When is Devstral 2 shut down?

Devstral 2 is deprecated and scheduled to shut down on 31 Jul 2026 (deprecated 22 May 2026). Migrate before that date to avoid a 404.

What is the cheapest alternative to Devstral 2?

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct (Meta) is the cheapest generally-available alternative we track that matches Devstral 2's capabilities, at $0.02 per 1M input and $0.03 per 1M output tokens ($0.022/1M blended).

Browse the full deprecation watch → or see Devstral 2's full spec sheet →