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Migrate off Magistral Medium 1.2

Deprecated

Magistral Medium 1.2 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 Amazon Nova Lite (Amazon) at $0.105 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 alternativeAmazon Nova Lite$0.105 /M blended
What changes

Magistral Medium 1.2 → Mistral Medium 3.5

Moving to Mistral Medium 3.5 means 1.1× more expensive ($2.75 → $3 /1M blended).

SpecMagistral Medium 1.2Mistral Medium 3.5
StatusDeprecatedGA
Blended price /1M$2.75$3
Input / output /1M$2 / $5$1.50 / $7.50
Context window128K—
Max output——
Modalitytext, visiontext, vision
Knowledge cutoff——

API string was magistral-medium-2509 → switch to mistral-medium-latest. See Mistral Medium 3.5's full spec sheet →

Cheapest alternatives

Budget-friendly replacements for Magistral Medium 1.2

Generally-available models that match Magistral Medium 1.2's capabilities (and at least half its 128K 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 Magistral Medium 1.2

What replaces Magistral Medium 1.2?

Mistral's recommended migration for Magistral Medium 1.2 is Mistral Medium 3.5. The cheapest comparable model in our catalog is Amazon Nova Lite (Amazon) at $0.105/1M blended.

When is Magistral Medium 1.2 shut down?

Magistral Medium 1.2 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 Magistral Medium 1.2?

Amazon Nova Lite (Amazon) is the cheapest generally-available alternative we track that matches Magistral Medium 1.2'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 Magistral Medium 1.2's full spec sheet →