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Mistral Large 2.1

Deprecated

v24.11. Deprecated 2026-02-27, retirement 2026-05-31, replaced by Mistral Medium 3.5. Past retirement as of 2026-06-28. Release date refined from '2024-11' 2026-08-07 from Mistral's typed docs schema (`releaseDate`, https://github.com/mistralai/platform-docs-public/tree/main/src/schema/models/models).

Mistral Large 2.1 by Mistral is tracked live in our LLM catalog, with a 128K (128.000-token) context window. It is deprecated, shutting down 31 May 2026; the recommended replacement is Mistral Medium 3.5. Its weights are publicly downloadable, so it can be self-hosted on your own infrastructure.

Last verified: 26 Sep 2026 · sourced from official provider documentation

Retired on 31 May 2026 · deprecated since 27 Feb 2026

Lifecycle warning

This model is deprecated. Recommended migration: Mistral Medium 3.5.

Read the Mistral Large 2.1 migration guide → replacement & cheapest alternatives

Provider
Mistral
Status
Deprecated
Input price
—
Output price
—
Cached input
—
Blended price
—
Context window
128.000 tokens (128K)
Max output
—
Modality
text
Open weights
Yes — self-hostable
Knowledge cutoff
—
Released
18 Nov 2024
API string
mistral-large-2411

Source: Mistral official documentation ↗

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FAQ

Mistral Large 2.1 — questions & answers

What is the context window of Mistral Large 2.1?

Mistral Large 2.1 has a 128.000-token context window (128K).

Is Mistral Large 2.1 being deprecated or retired?

Mistral Large 2.1 is deprecated. Its scheduled shutdown date is 31 May 2026. The recommended migration is Mistral Medium 3.5.

Does Mistral Large 2.1 support image or vision input?

Our catalog lists Mistral Large 2.1's modalities as text; image/vision input is not among them.

Can I self-host Mistral Large 2.1?

Yes — Mistral Large 2.1 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 Mistral Large 2.1?

The API model identifier for Mistral Large 2.1 is "mistral-large-2411" when calling Mistral's API.