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Migrate off Pixtral 12B

Deprecated

Pixtral 12B is deprecated and shuts down on 31 Dec 2025. Mistral's official replacement is Ministral 3 14B. The cheapest comparable model we track is Ministral 3 3B (Mistral) at $0.1 per 1M tokens blended.

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

StatusDeprecatedMistral
Shutdown date31 Dec 2025deprecated 2 Dec 2025
Official replacementMinistral 3 14B$0.2 /M blendedCheapest alternativeMinistral 3 3B$0.1 /M blended
What changes

Pixtral 12B → Ministral 3 14B

SpecPixtral 12BMinistral 3 14B
StatusDeprecatedGA
Blended price /1M—$0.2
Input / output /1M—$0.2 / $0.2
Context window——
Max output——
Modalitytext, visiontext, vision
Knowledge cutoff——

API string was pixtral-12b-2409 → switch to ministral-14b-2512. See Ministral 3 14B's full spec sheet →

Cheapest alternatives

Budget-friendly replacements for Pixtral 12B

Generally-available models that match Pixtral 12B's capabilities, ranked by blended price. Every number is computed from official catalog prices.

ModelBlended /1MInput / outputContext
Ministral 3 3B
Mistral
$0.1$0.1 / $0.1—
Amazon Nova Lite
Amazon
$0.105$0.06 / $0.24300K
Llama 4 Scout (17B-16E Instruct)
Meta
$0.15$0.1 / $0.310M
FAQ

Migrating off Pixtral 12B

What replaces Pixtral 12B?

Mistral's recommended migration for Pixtral 12B is Ministral 3 14B. The cheapest comparable model in our catalog is Ministral 3 3B (Mistral) at $0.1/1M blended.

When is Pixtral 12B shut down?

Pixtral 12B is deprecated and scheduled to shut down on 31 Dec 2025 (deprecated 2 Dec 2025). Migrate before that date to avoid a 404.

What is the cheapest alternative to Pixtral 12B?

Ministral 3 3B (Mistral) is the cheapest generally-available alternative we track that matches Pixtral 12B's capabilities, at $0.1 per 1M input and $0.1 per 1M output tokens ($0.1/1M blended).

Browse the full deprecation watch → or see Pixtral 12B's full spec sheet →