Mistral API: La Plateforme Quickstart

First Call

curl https://api.mistral.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MISTRAL_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model": "mistral-small-latest", "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Explain caching in one paragraph"}]}'

Beyond Chat

Embeddings for search and RAG, function calling to connect your APIs, JSON mode for structured output, and batch processing for offline jobs at lower prices.

Production Rules

Keys server-side only, pinned model versions, token logging per feature, spend caps per key. Fast APIs make runaway loops expensive quickly.