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Codestral (v25.01)

Retired

Deprecated 2025-11-06, retired 2025-11-30, replaced by Codestral v25.08. An earlier codestral-2405 alias also exists in the legacy list. Release date added 2026-08-07 from Mistral's typed docs schema (`releaseDate`, https://github.com/mistralai/platform-docs-public/tree/main/src/schema/models/models).

Codestral (v25.01) by Mistral is tracked live in our LLM catalog. It has been retired (shut down 30 Nov 2025); the recommended migration is Codestral (v25.08). Its weights are publicly downloadable, so it can be self-hosted on your own infrastructure.

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

Lifecycle warning

This model has been retired. Scheduled shutdown: 30 Nov 2025. Recommended migration: Codestral (v25.08).

Read the Codestral (v25.01) migration guide → replacement & cheapest alternatives

Provider
Mistral
Status
Retired
Input price
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Output price
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Cached input
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Blended price
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Context window
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Max output
—
Modality
text, code
Open weights
Yes — self-hostable
Knowledge cutoff
—
Released
13 Jan 2025
API string
codestral-2501

Source: Mistral official documentation ↗

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FAQ

Codestral (v25.01) — questions & answers

Is Codestral (v25.01) still available?

Codestral (v25.01) has been retired and is no longer available. Its scheduled shutdown date is 30 Nov 2025. The recommended migration is Codestral (v25.08).

Does Codestral (v25.01) support image or vision input?

Our catalog lists Codestral (v25.01)'s modalities as text, code; image/vision input is not among them.

Can I self-host Codestral (v25.01)?

Yes — Codestral (v25.01) is an open-weight model: its weights are publicly downloadable, so you can run it on your own infrastructure (subject to its license) instead of only calling Mistral's API.

What is the API model string for Codestral (v25.01)?

The API model identifier for Codestral (v25.01) is "codestral-2501" when calling Mistral's API.