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Migrate off Magistral Small 1.2

Deprecated

Magistral Small 1.2 is deprecated and shuts down on 31 Jul 2026. Mistral's official replacement is Mistral Small 4. 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 30 Apr 2026
Official replacementMistral Small 4$0.262 /M blendedCheapest alternativeAmazon Nova Lite$0.105 /M blended
What changes

Magistral Small 1.2 → Mistral Small 4

Moving to Mistral Small 4 means 2.9× cheaper ($0.75 → $0.262 /1M blended) and a larger context window (128K → 256K).

SpecMagistral Small 1.2Mistral Small 4
StatusDeprecatedGA
Blended price /1M$0.75$0.262
Input / output /1M$0.5 / $1.50$0.15 / $0.6
Context window128K256K
Max output——
Modalitytext, visiontext, vision
Knowledge cutoff——

API string was magistral-small-2509 → switch to mistral-small-2603. See Mistral Small 4's full spec sheet →

Cheapest alternatives

Budget-friendly replacements for Magistral Small 1.2

Generally-available models that match Magistral Small 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 Small 1.2

What replaces Magistral Small 1.2?

Mistral's recommended migration for Magistral Small 1.2 is Mistral Small 4. The cheapest comparable model in our catalog is Amazon Nova Lite (Amazon) at $0.105/1M blended.

When is Magistral Small 1.2 shut down?

Magistral Small 1.2 is deprecated and scheduled to shut down on 31 Jul 2026 (deprecated 30 Apr 2026). Migrate before that date to avoid a 404.

What is the cheapest alternative to Magistral Small 1.2?

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