Ministral 8B Instruct
Summary
Ministral 8B Instruct is an open-weight language model from Mistral AI, released on 16 Oct 2024. It accepts text and generates text, with a 128K-token context window and up to 4K output tokens per response.
Efficient open Mistral edge model for on-device chat and function calling
Last verified 4 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page links to its source.
Specifications
| Developer | Mistral AI |
|---|---|
| Release date | 16 Oct 2024 [models.dev] |
| Status | Generally available [models.dev] |
| Weights | Open weights [models.dev] |
| Context window | 128K (128,000 tokens) [models.dev] |
| Max output | 4K tokens [models.dev] |
| Input | Text [models.dev] |
| Output | Text [models.dev] |
| Reasoning mode | No [models.dev] |
| Tool calling | Yes [models.dev] |
Ministral 8B Instruct API pricing by provider
USD per million tokens. Sorted by input price.
We do not currently track a paid API listing for this model.
Frequently asked questions
What is the context window of Ministral 8B Instruct?
Ministral 8B Instruct has a context window of 128,000 tokens (128K) and can generate up to 4,000 tokens in a single response, according to models.dev.
Is Ministral 8B Instruct open source?
Ministral 8B Instruct is an open-weight model. Check the license terms before commercial use.
When was Ministral 8B Instruct released?
Mistral AI released Ministral 8B Instruct on 16 Oct 2024, according to models.dev.
Change history
No changes detected since we started tracking this model. We re-check every source daily.