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Migrate off Mistral Large 2.1

Deprecated

Mistral Large 2.1 is deprecated and shuts down on 31 May 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 May 2026deprecated 27 Feb 2026
Official replacementMistral Medium 3.5$3 /M blendedCheapest alternativeLlama 3.1 8B Instruct$0.022 /M blended
What changes

Mistral Large 2.1 → Mistral Medium 3.5

SpecMistral Large 2.1Mistral Medium 3.5
StatusDeprecatedGA
Blended price /1M—$3
Input / output /1M—$1.50 / $7.50
Context window128K—
Max output——
Modalitytexttext, vision
Knowledge cutoff——

API string was mistral-large-2411 → switch to mistral-medium-latest. See Mistral Medium 3.5's full spec sheet →

Cheapest alternatives

Budget-friendly replacements for Mistral Large 2.1

Generally-available models that match Mistral Large 2.1's capabilities (and at least half its 128K 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 Mistral Large 2.1

What replaces Mistral Large 2.1?

Mistral's recommended migration for Mistral Large 2.1 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 Mistral Large 2.1 shut down?

Mistral Large 2.1 is deprecated and scheduled to shut down on 31 May 2026 (deprecated 27 Feb 2026). Migrate before that date to avoid a 404.

What is the cheapest alternative to Mistral Large 2.1?

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct (Meta) is the cheapest generally-available alternative we track that matches Mistral Large 2.1'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 Mistral Large 2.1's full spec sheet →