Mistral Nemo APIOPEN WEIGHTS131K context
A 12B parameter model with a 128k token context length built by Mistral in collaboration with NVIDIA.
Pricing & specs mirror our live pricing as of July 2026 (pay-as-you-go).
What is Mistral Nemo?
A 12B parameter model with a 128k token context length built by Mistral in collaboration with NVIDIA. The model is multilingual, supporting English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese,...
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Mistral Nemo pricing
Pay-as-you-go on DataLLM Lab — these are our live list prices (identical to the pricing page):
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Cache read | Cache write | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral Nemo | $0.02 | $0.03 | — | — | 131K |
On output price, Mistral Nemo is cheaper than 99% of the 309 models in the catalog. It is served by 4 providers; the best combined rate at our last snapshot was ≈ $0.02 / $0.03 per 1M via DekaLLM, with upstream quantizations fp8.
What Mistral Nemo costs per month
| Workload | Tokens in / out (monthly) | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|
| Support chatbot | 40M / 12M | $1.16 |
| RAG / knowledge base | 200M / 20M | $4.60 |
| Coding agent | 80M / 25M | $2.35 |
| Batch extraction | 150M / 8M | $3.24 |
| Content generation | 20M / 40M | $1.60 |
Estimate your own monthly cost
Cost = input price × input volume + output price × output volume. The same five workloads run on every model page, so any two compare directly.
Mistral Nemo vs alternatives
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Our test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral Nemo | $0.02 | $0.03 | 131K | — |
| Mistral Small 3 | $0.05 | $0.08 | 33K | — |
| Ministral 3 3B 2512 | $0.10 | $0.10 | 131K | — |
| Ministral 3 8B 2512 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 262K | — |
| Llama 3.1 8B Instruct | $0.02 | $0.03 | 131K | — |
| Ling-2.6-flash | $0.01 | $0.03 | 262K | — |
Specs
| Model ID | mistralai/mistral-nemo |
| Modality | text->text (input: text) |
| Context window | 131,072 tokens |
| Tool / function calling | ✅ Yes |
| Structured output (JSON) | ✅ Yes |
| Released | 2024-07-19 |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2024-04-30 |
| Open weights | ✅ mistralai/Mistral-Nemo-Instruct-2407 · 132.5K downloads / 1.7K likes (30d) |
How to call Mistral Nemo
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.datallmlab.com/v1", api_key="YOUR_DATALLM_LAB_KEY")
resp = client.chat.completions.create(
model="mistralai/mistral-nemo",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
# supports tools=[...] and tool_choice
)
print(resp.choices[0].message.content)curl https://api.datallmlab.com/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"model":"mistralai/mistral-nemo","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello"}]}'import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({ baseURL: "https://api.datallmlab.com/v1", apiKey: process.env.DATALLM_KEY });
const r = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: "mistralai/mistral-nemo",
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello" }],
});
console.log(r.choices[0].message.content);The same key routes Mistral Nemo and 300+ other models — switch models by changing one string. How OpenAI-compatible APIs work.
Prompting tips for Mistral Nemo
- Be explicit and show the shape of the answer. Spell out format, tone and constraints up front, and include one short example of the output you want — Mistral Nemo follows concrete instructions better than abstract ones.
- Give it real tools. Pass a
tools=[...]schema instead of asking it to "pretend" — let Mistral Nemo emit tool calls, execute them, and feed results back for the next turn. - Constrain JSON with a schema. Use
response_format/ structured outputs rather than "reply in JSON" to get valid, parseable objects every time. - Cheap enough to batch. Great for high-volume classification, extraction and drafting — template the prompt, batch requests, and validate outputs programmatically.
Tips are derived from Mistral Nemo's actual capabilities — context window, tool & JSON support, modality and price tier — not generic advice.
Open-source tools for Mistral Nemo
Popular open-source projects for running and building with Mistral Nemo — star counts pulled from GitHub (July 2026).
Listed by GitHub stars; inclusion is by ecosystem relevance (inference engines, agent frameworks and SDKs), not affiliation. Stars change — see each repo for current numbers.
Migrating to Mistral Nemo
Coming from OpenAI or another gateway? On an OpenAI-compatible setup the only changes are base_url → https://api.datallmlab.com/v1 and model → mistralai/mistral-nemo. Messages, streaming, tool calls and the rest of your code stay the same. Routing & failover guide.
Self-host or use the API?
Mistral Nemo ships open weights (mistralai/Mistral-Nemo-Instruct-2407, ~132.5K downloads and 1.7K likes in the last 30 days), with community quantizations (fp8) for smaller GPUs, so you can run it yourself. Most teams still use the API: no GPU to provision or keep warm, no inference ops, and instant access across 4 providers with automatic failover. Self-host when data residency or fixed per-token economics matter most.
Rate limits & reliability
Rate limits here are the DataLLM Lab gateway's, not the upstream vendor's. On 429 (rate limited) or 503 (provider busy), retry with exponential backoff; because Mistral Nemo is served by 4 providers, requests can fail over to a healthy one automatically. See the error-code guide and failover setup.
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What is Mistral Nemo?
A 12B parameter model with a 128k token context length built by Mistral in collaboration with NVIDIA. It accepts text input with a 131K-token context window and was released on 2024-07-19. On DataLLM Lab it is callable through one OpenAI-compatible endpoint.
How much does Mistral Nemo cost?
On DataLLM Lab it is $0.02 per 1M input tokens and $0.03 per 1M output tokens — cheaper than about 99% of the 309-model catalog on output price. Pay-as-you-go, no subscription.
What is the context window of Mistral Nemo?
131K tokens.
Is Mistral Nemo open source?
Yes — open weights are published on Hugging Face (mistralai/Mistral-Nemo-Instruct-2407), with about 132.5K downloads and 1.7K likes in the last 30 days. You can self-host it or call it via DataLLM Lab.
How do I call the Mistral Nemo API?
Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.datallmlab.com/v1 and set model to "mistralai/mistral-nemo". One DataLLM Lab key routes this model and 300+ others; no code changes beyond the base URL and model string.
What are good alternatives to Mistral Nemo?
Close options by price and capability include Mistral Small 3, Ministral 3 3B 2512, Ministral 3 8B 2512 — all callable with the same DataLLM Lab key.