open-mistral-7b
Mistral 7B (Mistral)
Yes — Mistral 7B is retired. Mistral deprecated it on November 30, 2024 and shut it down on March 30, 2025; API requests to it now fail. The recommended replacement is Ministral 3 8B.
The model that made Mistral's reputation: an Apache 2.0 7B released by BitTorrent magnet link in September 2023 that beat Llama 2 13B and became the base for a generation of fine-tunes. The API id covered versions 0.2 and 0.3 and stopped answering on 30 March 2025, though the weights are permanent.
The facts
| Provider | Mistral |
|---|---|
| Model id | open-mistral-7b |
| Released | — |
| Deprecated | November 30, 2024 |
| Shutdown | March 30, 2025 · 491 days ago |
| Status | Retired |
| Last verified | August 3, 2026 |
What to use instead
What parameters ministral-3-8b-25-12 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": "open-mistral-7b"
+ "model": "ministral-3-8b-25-12"
Frequently asked questions
- When did Mistral 7B shut down?
- Mistral 7B shut down on March 30, 2025. API requests to it fail from that date onward.
- What replaces Mistral 7B?
- Mistral recommends Ministral 3 8B (`ministral-3-8b-25-12`) as the replacement for Mistral 7B.
- Is Mistral 7B still available?
- No. Mistral 7B is retired and no longer served — it was shut down on March 30, 2025. Calls to it return an error.
- How do I migrate from Mistral 7B to ministral-3-8b-25-12?
- Swap the model id in your API call: replace "open-mistral-7b" with "ministral-3-8b-25-12". Keep the rest of the request the same, then re-check the parameters the new model accepts before you ship.
Sources
- Mistral models overview · docs.mistral.ai · accessed August 3, 2026
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