# Mistral Small 1.0 — deprecation status

> Yes — Mistral Small 1.0 is retired. Mistral deprecated it on November 30, 2024 and shut it down on June 16, 2025; API requests to it now fail. The recommended replacement is Mistral Small 4.

The original Small, launched February 2024 next to Mistral Large as the cheap half of the pair, and internally a tuned Mixtral 8x7B rather than a dense model. It was deprecated the same November and given seven months, outliving several models that shipped after it.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Provider | Mistral |
| Model id | `mistral-small-2402` |
| Status | Retired |
| Deprecated | November 30, 2024 |
| Shutdown | June 16, 2025 (413 days ago) |
| Last verified | August 3, 2026 |

## Replacement

- **Mistral Small 4** (`mistral-small-4-0-26-03`) · recommended — https://modeldeprecations.dev/mistral/mistral-small-4-0-26-03
  - Parameters it accepts: https://modelparams.dev/models/mistral/mistral-small-4-0-26-03

```diff
- "model": "mistral-small-2402"
+ "model": "mistral-small-4-0-26-03"
```

## FAQ

### When did Mistral Small 1.0 shut down?

Mistral Small 1.0 shut down on June 16, 2025. API requests to it fail from that date onward.

### What replaces Mistral Small 1.0?

Mistral recommends Mistral Small 4 (`mistral-small-4-0-26-03`) as the replacement for Mistral Small 1.0.

### Is Mistral Small 1.0 still available?

No. Mistral Small 1.0 is retired and no longer served — it was shut down on June 16, 2025. Calls to it return an error.

### How do I migrate from Mistral Small 1.0 to mistral-small-4-0-26-03?

Swap the model id in your API call: replace "mistral-small-2402" with "mistral-small-4-0-26-03". Keep the rest of the request the same, then re-check the parameters the new model accepts before you ship.

## Sources

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

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