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Pixtral 12B

Deprecated

Open-weight 12B vision model (v24.09). Deprecated 2025-12-02, retired 2025-12-31, replaced by Ministral 3 14B. Past retirement as of 2026-06-28. Release date refined from '2024-09' 2026-08-07 from Mistral's typed docs schema (`releaseDate`, https://github.com/mistralai/platform-docs-public/tree/main/src/schema/models/models).

Pixtral 12B by Mistral is tracked live in our LLM catalog. It is deprecated, shutting down 31 Dec 2025; the recommended replacement is Ministral 3 14B. 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 is deprecated. Scheduled shutdown: 31 Dec 2025. Recommended migration: Ministral 3 14B.

Read the Pixtral 12B migration guide → replacement & cheapest alternatives

Provider
Mistral
Status
Deprecated
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
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Modality
text, vision
Open weights
Yes — self-hostable
Knowledge cutoff
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Released
11 Sep 2024
API string
pixtral-12b-2409

Source: Mistral official documentation ↗

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FAQ

Pixtral 12B — questions & answers

Is Pixtral 12B being deprecated or retired?

Pixtral 12B is deprecated. Its scheduled shutdown date is 31 Dec 2025. The recommended migration is Ministral 3 14B.

Does Pixtral 12B support image or vision input?

Yes — Pixtral 12B accepts image input. Listed modalities: text, vision.

Can I self-host Pixtral 12B?

Yes — Pixtral 12B 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 Pixtral 12B?

The API model identifier for Pixtral 12B is "pixtral-12b-2409" when calling Mistral's API.