mistral-moderation-2411
Mistral Moderation (Mistral)
Yes — Mistral Moderation is retired. Mistral deprecated it on March 31, 2026 and shut it down on June 30, 2026; API requests to it now fail. The recommended replacement is Mistral Moderation 2.
The classifier behind Mistral's moderation endpoint, scoring text across nine policy categories. It shipped in November 2024 and ran nineteen months, which makes it one of the longest-lived ids Mistral has had - moderation models get refreshed on policy changes rather than on capability jumps.
The facts
| Provider | Mistral |
|---|---|
| Model id | mistral-moderation-2411 |
| Released | — |
| Deprecated | March 31, 2026 |
| Shutdown | June 30, 2026 · 34 days ago |
| Status | Retired |
| Last verified | August 3, 2026 |
What to use instead
Check the category list before swapping. Moderation 2 scores a different taxonomy, so a threshold tuned against the 24.11 category keys will not map across one to one.
What parameters mistral-moderation-26-03 accepts on modelparams.dev
Change the id
In most cases the migration is one string. Check the parameter differences before you ship — newer models drop older sampling knobs more often than they add them.
- "model": "mistral-moderation-2411"
+ "model": "mistral-moderation-26-03"
Frequently asked questions
- When did Mistral Moderation shut down?
- Mistral Moderation shut down on June 30, 2026. API requests to it fail from that date onward.
- What replaces Mistral Moderation?
- Mistral recommends Mistral Moderation 2 (`mistral-moderation-26-03`) as the replacement for Mistral Moderation. Check the category list before swapping. Moderation 2 scores a different taxonomy, so a threshold tuned against the 24.11 category keys will not map across one to one.
- Is Mistral Moderation still available?
- No. Mistral Moderation is retired and no longer served — it was shut down on June 30, 2026. Calls to it return an error.
- How do I migrate from Mistral Moderation to mistral-moderation-26-03?
- Swap the model id in your API call: replace "mistral-moderation-2411" with "mistral-moderation-26-03". Check the category list before swapping. Moderation 2 scores a different taxonomy, so a threshold tuned against the 24.11 category keys will not map across one to one.
Sources
- Mistral models overview · docs.mistral.ai · accessed August 3, 2026
Found something wrong? The data is one YAML file — edit it on GitHub.
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Drop the badge in a README so it turns red the day this model is retired:
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