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Migrate off Mistral NeMo

Deprecated

Mistral NeMo is deprecated and shuts down on 31 Jul 2026. Mistral's official replacement is Ministral 3 8B. 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 replacementMinistral 3 8B$0.15 /M blendedCheapest alternativeLlama 3.1 8B Instruct$0.022 /M blended
What changes

Mistral NeMo → Ministral 3 8B

Moving to Ministral 3 8B means a larger context window (128K → 256K).

SpecMistral NeMoMinistral 3 8B
StatusDeprecatedGA
Blended price /1M—$0.15
Input / output /1M—$0.15 / $0.15
Context window128K256K
Max output——
Modalitytexttext, vision
Knowledge cutoff——

API string was open-mistral-nemo-2407 → switch to ministral-8b-2512. See Ministral 3 8B's full spec sheet →

Cheapest alternatives

Budget-friendly replacements for Mistral NeMo

Generally-available models that match Mistral NeMo'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 NeMo

What replaces Mistral NeMo?

Mistral's recommended migration for Mistral NeMo is Ministral 3 8B. The cheapest comparable model in our catalog is Llama 3.1 8B Instruct (Meta) at $0.022/1M blended.

When is Mistral NeMo shut down?

Mistral NeMo 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 Mistral NeMo?

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