# Mistral Moderation — deprecation status

> 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.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Provider | Mistral |
| Model id | `mistral-moderation-2411` |
| Status | Retired |
| Deprecated | March 31, 2026 |
| Shutdown | June 30, 2026 (34 days ago) |
| Last verified | August 3, 2026 |

## Replacement

- **Mistral Moderation 2** (`mistral-moderation-26-03`) · recommended — https://modeldeprecations.dev/mistral/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.
  - Parameters it accepts: https://modelparams.dev/models/mistral/mistral-moderation-26-03

```diff
- "model": "mistral-moderation-2411"
+ "model": "mistral-moderation-26-03"
```

## FAQ

### 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](https://docs.mistral.ai/getting-started/models/models_overview/) — accessed 2026-08-03

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Canonical page: https://modeldeprecations.dev/mistral/mistral-moderation-2411
JSON: https://modeldeprecations.dev/api/v1/models/mistral/mistral-moderation-2411.json