Mistral AI folds Education into Pro, adds bundled API credits to entry plans
What happened
Between the Aug 10, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026 captures of Mistral AI's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Standalone $5.99/mo Education plan card was consolidated into the Pro card as an 'I'm a student' toggle, and Mistral added bundled API credits ($10/mo on Free, $30/mo on Pro) to the two entry-level plans; Free plan lost the 'Access to Mistral's SOTA models' bullet but gained 'Test Mistral models in Studio'; separately, the 'Code interpreter (Chat mode)' row was deleted from the feature comparison. In detail: Free plan lost the 'Access to Mistral's SOTA models' bullet but gained 'Test Mistral models in Studio'; separately, the 'Code interpreter (Chat mode)' row was deleted from the feature comparison table. Pulse files it as a packaging change (feature change, package change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 12, 2026) lists Pro at $14.99 and Team at $24.99.
It lands 76 days after Mistral AI's previous change, "Mistral AI adds Task scheduling, Skills, and Workflows in major overhaul" (Jun 2, 2026). Mistral AI has been tracked since 2026-05-15.
In the same window Together AI, X, Metabase, OpenAI and Anthropic also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · FeatureAddedNo 'Test Mistral models'Test Mistral models
- Pro · PackagingAddedNo bundled API creditsbundled API credits
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Feature | No 'Test Mistral models | 'Test Mistral models | Added |
| Pro | Packaging | No bundled API credits | bundled API credits | Added |
Values as written on Mistral AI's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Mistral AI's pricing page (mistral.ai) from Aug 10, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where 'Test Mistral models now appears.
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Mistral AI, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 12, 2026packagingMistral AI cuts Free plan API credits, gives free users Vibe CLI and IDE tools
- Aug 17, 2026improvedMistral AI folds Education into Pro, adds bundled API credits to entry plans · this change
- Jun 2, 2026packagingMistral AI adds Task scheduling, Skills, and Workflows in major overhaul
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changes- Together AIAug 17Together AI unveils Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B, Muse Glimmer, DeepSeek V4 Pro pricing on ...
- XAug 5x.ai: Speech-to-Speech Voice API pricing changed from flat rate to starting-at
- MetabaseAug 3Metabase: Storage add-on price cut ($40/500k rows → $2/1M rows)
- OpenAIJul 25OpenAI: ChatGPT plan taglines reframed to 'Best for X' audience framing
- AnthropicJul 23Anthropic: Fable model + context window disclosed in comparison table
Questions about this change
Did Mistral AI raise prices in August 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Aug 10, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: feature change, package change.
What changed on Mistral AI's pricing page between Aug 10, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026?
Feature: No 'Test Mistral models → 'Test Mistral models, added; Pro packaging: No bundled API credits → bundled API credits, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Aug 10, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Mistral AI change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Mistral AI in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Mistral AI adds Task scheduling, Skills, and Workflows in major overhaul" on Jun 2, 2026; Mistral AI has been tracked since 2026-05-15.