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Mistral Small

mistral/mistral-small-latest

The same French strength, a third of the price

Mistral Small keeps the 262K context and tool support of Mistral Large at 0.36 credits per 1K input. For everyday French-language text work, start here and only move up if quality demands it.

Modalities
Input / Output
0.36 / 1.44cr / 1K
Context window
262.1K
Max output
209.7K
Capabilities
  • Tools
  • Streaming

What this model does well

  • 🇪🇺

    European

    French-built, sovereign model

  • ⚡

    Fast

    Low latency, affordable

  • 🛠️

    Tools

    Function calling available

Example prompts

  • Write a text to promote my sandwich restaurant

  • Translate to French: Welcome to our shop

Technical specifications

Author
mistral
API identifier
mistral-small-latest
Category
Chat & Text
Context window
262,144 tokens
Max output
209,715 tokens
Rate limit
400 RPM
Billing unit
token
Streaming
Yes

Ideal for

  • Everyday French writing
  • Summarising in French
  • Short code tasks
  • Translation
  • Customer replies at volume

Ready to try it?

Test this model in the playground, no setup needed.

Frequently asked questions

Can I pay with mobile money, without a bank card?

Yes. Top up your Tchavi account with Orange Money, MTN MoMo, M-Pesa or another mobile money operator. No bank card is needed. Credits land as soon as the payment is confirmed and are deducted as you use them.

Is the API compatible with OpenAI's?

Yes. Keep your current OpenAI SDK, just change the base URL to Tchavi's (shown in the API tab) and use your Tchavi key. The rest of your code stays the same.

API

import Tchavi from '@tchavi/sdk';

const client = new Tchavi({ apiKey: 'API_KEY' });

const response = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: 'mistral-small-latest',
  messages: [
  {
    "role": "user",
    "content": "Hello!"
  }
],
});

console.log(response.choices[0].message.content);
console.log('Credits used:', response.tchavi.credits_used);

API parameters

Every parameter this model accepts on the API. Check the SDK for full typings.

modelRequired
string

ID of the chat model (e.g. `mistral-small-latest`).

messagesRequired
Array<{ role, content }>

Conversation messages. Each item has a `role` (system/user/assistant) and a `content` that's either a plain string or an array of content blocks (`text`, `image_url`, `document_url`).

temperature
number
Default: 1

Sampling temperature between 0 and 2. Higher values = more random.

max_tokens
integer

Maximum number of tokens to generate in the response.

max_completion_tokens
integer

OpenAI alias for `max_tokens`. Either field works; if both are sent, `max_completion_tokens` wins.

stream
boolean
Default: false

If true, partial message deltas are streamed as Server-Sent Events.

tools
Array<{ type, function }>

Function-calling toolbox. Pass an array of `{ type: "function", function: { name, description, parameters } }`. Returned tool calls land in `choices[].message.tool_calls`. Only models with `supportsTools: true` accept this.

tool_choice
"auto" | "none" | { type, function }

How the model picks among tools: `"auto"` (default), `"none"` to force a plain text reply, or `{ type: "function", function: { name } }` to force a specific tool. Only with `supportsTools: true`.

Show all parameters (17)
top_p
number
Default: 1

Nucleus sampling: only tokens in the top `top_p` probability mass are considered.

seed
integer

Integer seed for deterministic output. The same seed + identical request yields the same completion when supported by the provider. OpenAI honours it; Anthropic ignores.

n
integer
Default: 1

Number of completions to generate in one call. Defaults to 1; each extra completion is billed.

stream_options
{ include_usage?: boolean }

Streaming options, e.g. `{ "include_usage": true }` to receive a final SSE chunk with usage counts. Effective only when `stream: true`.

stop
string | string[]

Up to 4 sequences where the API will stop generating further tokens.

frequency_penalty
number
Default: 0

Between -2.0 and 2.0. Positive values penalize tokens that have appeared frequently.

presence_penalty
number
Default: 0

Between -2.0 and 2.0. Positive values encourage the model to talk about new topics.

user
string

End-user identifier passed to the upstream provider for abuse / moderation tracking. Should be stable per end-user.

logit_bias
Record<string, number>

Per-token logit bias `{ "<tokenId>": <-100..100>, ... }`. OpenAI-specific; Anthropic ignores silently.

Pricing

per 1,000 tokens
0.36 credits
Input 0.36 · Output 1.44 cr/1K

How billing works

  • Billed per token used, down to a thousandth of a credit.
  • A typical message (500 in, 150 out) costs about —, or 0.396 credits.
Real-world scenarios
Per day
Per week
Per month

Estimated over 30 days, for a typical message: ~500 input + ~150 output tokens, billed to the thousandth of a credit.

A 10 000 F CFA top-up gives you about ~75 765 questions. Pay with Orange Money, MTN MoMo or M-Pesa — no Visa card needed.

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