Mistral AI · Chatbot app

Le Chat

Mistral AI's assistant with web search, coding sessions via Vibe and 100+ connectors.

Provider
Mistral AI
Latest confirmed model
Mistral Medium 3.5 (Work mode)
Pricing
Free plan + paid
Free plan
Yes
API
Yes
Status
Generally available
Last verified
Oct 19, 2026

What is Le Chat?

Le Chat is the chat assistant from French company Mistral AI. The free plan includes limited messages, web searches, coding sessions and basic image generation. Pro adds higher limits, all-day coding with Mistral's Vibe tools and monthly API credits. Mistral Medium 3.5 powers Work mode and remote coding agents on Pro, Team and Enterprise.

Offers a European-built assistant with coding and connector features at a lower monthly price than many rivals.

Why use Le Chat?

Practical benefits

  • Pro is $14.99/month
  • Pro includes $15/month in API credits
  • Student discount
  • Enterprise private deployments

Who it suits

  • Developers using Vibe
  • Students
  • European organisations wanting private deployment options

When another tool may fit better

  • Users who want annual billing (not listed)
  • Users who need per-plan model names published
Learning curve
Beginner-friendly
Skills needed
None for chat

Example workflows

  1. Connect Le Chat to work apps via connectors and ask questions across them
  2. Generate spreadsheets and slides from a brief on Pro

What can it do?

  • Web search and connectors100+ connectors on all plans.
  • Vibe coding Depends on planLimited on Free; all-day coding on Pro.
  • Spreadsheets and slides Depends on planGeneration included on Pro.
  • Work mode (Mistral Medium 3.5) Depends on planOn Pro, Team and Enterprise.
  • Private deployment Depends on planEnterprise option with SAML SSO and audit logs.

Good for

  • Writing and research
  • Coding with Vibe
  • Team knowledge search via connectors

Where it runs

Pricing and plans

Free plan + paid Le Chat Free costs nothing. Pro is $14.99/month excluding tax, Team $24.99 per user per month, and Enterprise is priced by sales. Verified students can get Pro at a discount.

PlanPriceBillingFree trial / tierUsage limitsMain inclusionsModel accessAPI accessRestrictions
FreeFreeper month Free tierLimited messages, web searches and coding sessions; limited libraries and uploads
  • Basic image generation and editing
  • 100+ connectors
  • Web and mobile
Mistral's latest models (limited)No—
Pro$14.99/mo
Excluding tax
per month —Higher limits; up to 40x more image generations than Free
  • All-day coding with Vibe
  • Spreadsheet and slide generation
  • $15/month API credits
  • Chat and email support
Mistral Medium 3.5 for Work mode$15/month API credits—
Student$5.99/mo
FAQ says $5.99/month (normally $14.99); pricing table shows a different figure
per month —Pro-level access
  • Pro features
  • API credits
—API credits includedVerified students, max 12 months, new users of Vibe/Le Chat
Team$24.99/mo
Per user; page also shows '$50/mo' without explanation
per month —Higher than Pro
  • Up to 30 GB storage per user
  • Domain verification
  • Data export
Mistral Medium 3.5 for Work mode——
EnterpriseContact providerper month ——
  • Private deployments
  • Custom models, agents and workflows
  • Audit logs
  • SAML SSO
  • White label
———

Prices in USD · Global list price · excludes tax · Verified Oct 19, 2026

Worked example (usage-based API pricing): sending 1,000,000 input tokens and receiving 200,000 output tokens at the listed Mistral Medium 3.5 rates ($1.50 and $7.50 per 1M) costs about $3 before tax. Real bills depend on the model, caching, batch discounts and any tier you qualify for.

Official pricing page (opens in a new tab)

API and developer access

Official API
Yes
Authentication
API key (Bearer)
Pricing model
per 1M tokens
Free API quota
None documented — the free plan above (if any) is for the app, not the API
Rate limits
Not documented
Context / input limits
Not documented
SDKs
Not documented
Streaming
Not documented
Batch processing
Batch processing 50% cheaper
Structured output
Not documented
Tool / function calling
Not documented
Commercial use
See the provider terms
Data retention & privacy
See the provider privacy terms

Published API rates

ItemPriceUnit
Mistral Medium 3.5 input$1.50per 1M input tokens
Mistral Medium 3.5 output$7.50per 1M output tokens
Mistral Large input (per pricing-page FAQ)$0.50per 1M input tokens
Mistral Large output (per pricing-page FAQ)$1.50per 1M output tokens

A free Le Chat account is not the same thing as free API access. Unless a free API quota is listed above, API calls are billed separately.

Verified Oct 19, 2026

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages

  • Lower Pro price
  • API credits bundled with Pro
  • Enterprise self-hosting options

Disadvantages

  • Free limits not quantified
  • Team pricing text on the page is ambiguous
  • Student price conflicts between table and FAQ

Privacy: Enterprise offers private deployments and audit logs; Team adds domain verification and data export.

Real-world examples

A freelancer researching a client's market

  1. Open Le Chat
  2. Ask a question with web search on
  3. Save the answer to a document library

free plan works

A developer coding all day with Vibe

  1. Subscribe to Pro
  2. Use Vibe in the CLI or IDE
  3. Use included API credits for scripts

needs paid plan

An app calling Mistral Medium 3.5

  1. Create an API key in Mistral's console
  2. Call Mistral Medium 3.5
  3. Use batch for 50% lower cost

needs API key

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Frequently asked questions

Is Le Chat free?

Yes. The Free plan has limited messages, web searches and coding sessions.

How much is Le Chat Pro?

$14.99 per month excluding tax; it includes $15/month in API credits.

Is there a student discount?

Yes. Mistral's FAQ says verified students can get Pro for $5.99/month for up to 12 months.

Which model powers Le Chat?

Mistral says Mistral Medium 3.5 powers Work mode and remote coding agents on Pro, Team and Enterprise.

Is annual billing available?

Mistral's pricing page shows monthly prices only.

Can companies self-host?

Enterprise offers private deployments; contact Mistral sales.

Models behind it