Mistral Embed
Summary
Mistral Embed is a proprietary language model from Mistral AI, released on 11 Dec 2023. It accepts text and generates text, with a 8K-token context window and up to 3K output tokens per response. As of 4 Oct 2026, the lowest listed API price is $0.10 per million input tokens and Free per million output tokens (Mistral API), across 2 providers we track.
Embedding model for semantic search, retrieval, clustering, and ranking pipelines
Last verified 4 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page links to its source.
Specifications
| Developer | Mistral AI |
|---|---|
| Release date | 11 Dec 2023 [models.dev] |
| Status | Generally available [models.dev] |
| Weights | Proprietary (API only) [models.dev] |
| Context window | 8K (8,000 tokens) [models.dev] |
| Max output | 3K tokens [models.dev] |
| Input | Text [models.dev] |
| Output | Text [models.dev] |
| Reasoning mode | No [models.dev] |
| Tool calling | No [models.dev] |
Mistral Embed API pricing by provider
USD per million tokens. Sorted by input price.
| Provider | Input | Output | Cached input | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral API mistral-embed | $0.10 | Free | – | 8K | models.dev, 4 Oct 2026 |
| Vercel AI Gateway mistral/mistral-embed | – | – | – | 8K | models.dev, 4 Oct 2026 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the context window of Mistral Embed?
Mistral Embed has a context window of 8,000 tokens (8K) and can generate up to 3,072 tokens in a single response, according to models.dev.
How much does the Mistral Embed API cost?
Through Mistral API, Mistral Embed costs $0.10 per million input tokens and Free per million output tokens. Prices last verified 4 Oct 2026.
Is Mistral Embed open source?
No. Mistral Embed is a proprietary model; Mistral AI has not released its weights. It is available through APIs including Mistral API, Vercel AI Gateway.
When was Mistral Embed released?
Mistral AI released Mistral Embed on 11 Dec 2023, according to models.dev.
Which providers offer Mistral Embed?
We track Mistral Embed on 2 providers: Mistral API, Vercel AI Gateway.
Change history
No changes detected since we started tracking this model. We re-check every source daily.