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Migrate off Devstral Small 2

Deprecated

Devstral Small 2 is deprecated and shuts down on 31 Mar 2026. Mistral's official replacement is Mistral Medium 3.5. The cheapest comparable model we track is Amazon Nova Lite (Amazon) at $0.105 per 1M tokens blended.

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

What changes

Devstral Small 2 → Mistral Medium 3.5

Moving to Mistral Medium 3.5 means 20× more expensive ($0.15 → $3 /1M blended).

SpecDevstral Small 2Mistral Medium 3.5
StatusDeprecatedGA
Blended price /1M$0.15$3
Input / output /1M$0.1 / $0.3$1.50 / $7.50
Context window256K
Max output
Modalitytext, visiontext, vision
Knowledge cutoff

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

Cheapest alternatives

Budget-friendly replacements for Devstral Small 2

Generally-available models that match Devstral Small 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
Amazon Nova Lite
Amazon
$0.105$0.06 / $0.24300K
Llama 4 Scout (17B-16E Instruct)
Meta
$0.15$0.1 / $0.310M
Ministral 3 8B
Mistral
$0.15$0.15 / $0.15256K
FAQ

Migrating off Devstral Small 2

What replaces Devstral Small 2?

Mistral's recommended migration for Devstral Small 2 is Mistral Medium 3.5. The cheapest comparable model in our catalog is Amazon Nova Lite (Amazon) at $0.105/1M blended.

When is Devstral Small 2 shut down?

Devstral Small 2 is deprecated and scheduled to shut down on 31 Mar 2026 (deprecated 27 Feb 2026). Migrate before that date to avoid a 404.

What is the cheapest alternative to Devstral Small 2?

Amazon Nova Lite (Amazon) is the cheapest generally-available alternative we track that matches Devstral Small 2's capabilities, at $0.06 per 1M input and $0.24 per 1M output tokens ($0.105/1M blended).

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