Mistral AI / Le Chat Prices, limits and access
AI assistant from the French provider Mistral, now called Vibe after the rename from Le Chat: chat, web search, document library, image generation and a coding mode for web, CLI and IDE.
Renamed Le Chat is now Vibe. Help center: "Le Chat has become Vibe, Mistral's unified agent for productivity and coding." and "Your account, plan, conversations, and saved content all move with you." Same URL, same login: chat.mistral.ai. Vibe has Work, Code and Chat modes. Product active.
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At a Glance
Mistral AI / Le Chat is an AI tool for Assistants & workspaces (category: Productivity). Free access: Free plan. 4 plans available (Free, Pro, Pro / Education plan (students), Team).
- Category
- Assistants & workspaces
- Paid from
- $14.99 / Month (Pro)
- Free Option
- Free plan
- Plans
- 4 plans available (Free, Pro, Pro / Education plan (students), Team)
- Sources
- 5 verified sources
Category: Productivity · Assistants & workspaces
Features
Mistral AI is a French AI company developing open-source models such as Mistral 3B and proprietary frontier models including Mistral Large 2 and Mistral Medium 3. Le Chat offers a free chat workspace with web search, canvas, and file attachments.
The free tier allows API access to Mistral 3B without a credit card. Codestral specialises in coding tasks. The company Mistral AI SAS is based in France and runs its infrastructure in Europe, facilitating GDPR alignment and European data protection standards.
- European open-source AI models and proprietary frontier models from Paris
- Free API access to Mistral 3B (small model) without a credit card on the free tier
- Mistral Medium 3 and Mistral Large 2 as frontier models for demanding tasks
- Codestral as a specialised code model for programming assistance and code review
- Le Chat: free chat workspace with web search, canvas, and file attachments
- Hosted in Europe with GDPR alignment and legal entity Mistral AI SAS in France
Prices and plans
United States
| Tier | Price | Period | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | freeBilling period: monthly | Month | Access on web and mobile Limited messages and web searches Limited coding sessions Basic image generation and editing 100+ connectors Up to 5 scheduled tasks |
| Pro | $14.99Billing period: monthly | Month | More messages and web searches (provider states "Up to 6x free" for messages and "Up to 5x free" for web searches) All-day coding in the CLI, IDE, or on web Faster responses Generate spreadsheets and slides Better image generation and editing $25.5/mo in API credits Up to 15GB library / document upload Unlimited task scheduling (provider notes "Subject to fair usage limits") Chat and email support Price shown "Excluding taxes", subject to "fair usage limits" |
| Pro / Education plan (students) | $5.99Billing period: monthly | Month | The Education column lists $15/mo in API credits. That is not the Pro credit of $25.5/mo. Provider: "Valid for a maximum of 12 months for verified students at accredited higher institutions and if you haven't used Vibe (or Le Chat) before. Price not inclusive of taxes." |
| Team | $24.99Billing period: monthly | User/month, minimum amount $50 per month | Even higher limits Up to 30GB of storage per user Domain name verification Data export Unlimited task scheduling ("Subject to fair usage limits") Price "Excluding taxes"; provider shows "$50 /mo" as the minimum |
| Enterprise | contact sales | - | Custom models, custom agents, custom workflows Audit logs SAML SSO White label No published price, only "Contact us" |
Prices as stated by the provider, usually plus statutory VAT. The final price depends on your country and is shown by the provider.
Prices last checked: 2026-10-09
What does Mistral AI / Le Chat cost?
Subscription
- Pro / Education plan (students) 5.99 USD /month (US price)
- Pro 14.99 USD /month (US price)
- Pro / Education plan (students) 5.99 USD /month
- Pro 14.99 USD /month
- Pro / Education plan (students) 7.19 EUR /month
- Pro 17.99 EUR /month
All details without guarantee. The provider states the binding price including taxes. All 4 plans in the price table
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Limits
- The provider is a French company ("Mistral AI is a French company incorporated in Paris, under number 952 418 325"); the product is normally usable in the EU.
- The pricing page has a USD/EUR currency switch and a country selector listing Germany, Austria and other EU states plus the United Kingdom.
- The prices listed here are in US dollars; euro amounts may differ.
- Help center on training: for Vibe Free/Pro/Education "Input and output data are used by default to train our artificial intelligence models, unless you opt-out"; for Team/Enterprise "Input and output training is not applicable to Team and Enterprise plans. We do not use your data to train our models".
- For Mistral Studio pay-as-you-go: "Data used with pay-as-you-go (input and output) is not used to train our artificial intelligence models".
- The privacy policy names no specific server location but states "We prioritize selecting providers within the European Union that strictly adhere to the GDPR" and, for processing outside the EU, "we attach the most recent version of the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses to all such contracts".
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How we compare
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Sources
All details regarding plans, limits, and features are based on official vendor documentation and the primary sources verified below.
- mistral.ai/pricing
- mistral.ai/products/vibe
- help.mistral.ai/en/articles/682992-le-chat-is-now-vibe
- help.mistral.ai/en/articles/347617-do-you-use-my-user-data-to-train-your-artificial-intelligence-models
- legal.mistral.ai/terms/privacy-policy
FAQ
Is Mistral AI / Le Chat available for free?
Yes. A permanently free plan is published, not a time-limited trial.
Where is the vendor of Mistral AI / Le Chat based?
Mistral AI SAS is based in France. Regardless of that location, data processing and privacy terms are governed by the vendor's own contract.
How is Mistral AI / Le Chat billed?
Mistral AI is a French company based in Paris, and the product can be used in the EU without restriction. The pricing page offers a real switch between USD and EUR as well as a country selection within the eurozone, such as France, Germany and Austria, but no Switzerland and no CHF. EUR prices are shown including taxes, USD prices excluding taxes. This is a display convention and not a real price difference, and the same euro amount applies to Germany and Austria.
What is “Mistral AI SAS” on my bank or card statement?
According to our catalog data, Mistral AI SAS is the company behind Mistral AI / Le Chat, so a charge under this name may come from a subscription or purchase at Mistral AI / Le Chat. The exact wording on a bank or card statement is set by the vendor and its payment provider; it can differ and is not recorded here. The invoices in your Mistral AI / Le Chat account help to match the charge; for an unknown charge, contact your bank.
What plans does Mistral AI / Le Chat offer?
4 plans available (Free, Pro, Pro / Education plan (students), Team).
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