Mistral AI cuts Free plan API credits, gives free users Vibe CLI and IDE tools
What happened
Between the Oct 5, 2026 and Oct 12, 2026 captures of Mistral AI's pricing page, Pulse recorded 4 changes: Pro monthly API credits cut from $30 to $25.50; Free plan loses $10/mo API credits and Studio model testing; Pro adds spreadsheet and slide generation plus faster responses; Team adds higher limits and faster responses; Free image generation downgraded to Basic; Free plan now includes Vibe CLI and Vibe for IDE (previously Pro and above only); Team plan no longer includes Admin API; now Enterpri. In detail: Team plan no longer includes Admin API; now Enterprise-only. Pulse files it as a packaging change (limit decrease, freemium change, feature removed, feature added) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Nov 2, 2026) lists Pro at $14.99 and Team at $24.99.
It lands 56 days after Mistral AI's previous change, "Mistral AI folds Education into Pro, adds bundled API credits to entry plans" (Aug 17, 2026). Mistral AI has been tracked since 2026-05-15.
In the same window Google, X, Together AI, Anthropic and OpenAI also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Pro · Limit−15%$30$25.50
- Pro · Free tierAddedNot listedVibe CLI and Vibe
- Team, Enterprise · FeatureRemovedAdmin APINo Admin API
- Pro, Team · FeatureAdded
BeforeNot listed
Afterspreadsheet and slide generation plus faster responses
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro | Limit | $30 | $25.50 | −15% |
| Pro | Free tier | Not listed | Vibe CLI and Vibe | Added |
| Team, Enterprise | Feature | Admin API | No Admin API | Removed |
| Pro, Team | Feature | Not listed | spreadsheet and slide generation plus faster responses | 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 Oct 5, 2026 and Oct 12, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where pro limit reads $30 and then $25.50.
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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 · this change
- Aug 17, 2026packagingMistral AI folds Education into Pro, adds bundled API credits to entry plans
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changes- GoogleOct 12Google Workspace swaps Gems for AI skills, rewords Gemini on Starter plan
- XOct 12X adds Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite to API from $0.02/sec, up to 1080p
- Together AIOct 12Together AI hikes Qwen3.8 Flash prices up to 68%, adds 10% off Kimi K3 promo
- AnthropicOct 12Anthropic API launches Haiku 5.5 at $0.10/$0.50 per MTok, Haiku 4.5 goes Legacy
- OpenAIOct 11OpenAI rewrites Free, Go, Plus and Pro taglines in "Best for" style
Questions about this change
Did Mistral AI raise prices in October 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 5, 2026 and Oct 12, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: limit decrease, freemium change, feature removed, feature added.
What changed on Mistral AI's pricing page between Oct 5, 2026 and Oct 12, 2026?
Pro limit: $30 → $25.50 (−15%); Pro free tier: Not listed → Vibe CLI and Vibe, added; Team, Enterprise feature: Admin API → No Admin API, removed; Pro, Team feature: Not listed → spreadsheet and slide generation plus faster responses, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 5, 2026 and Oct 12, 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 folds Education into Pro, adds bundled API credits to entry plans" on Aug 17, 2026; Mistral AI has been tracked since 2026-05-15.