# Mistral 7B — deprecation status

> 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.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Provider | Mistral |
| Model id | `open-mistral-7b` |
| Status | Retired |
| Deprecated | November 30, 2024 |
| Shutdown | March 30, 2025 (491 days ago) |
| Last verified | August 3, 2026 |

## Replacement

- **Ministral 3 8B** (`ministral-3-8b-25-12`) · recommended — https://modeldeprecations.dev/mistral/ministral-3-8b-25-12
  - Parameters it accepts: https://modelparams.dev/models/mistral/ministral-3-8b-25-12

```diff
- "model": "open-mistral-7b"
+ "model": "ministral-3-8b-25-12"
```

## FAQ

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

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