Get an API key: Mistral

A new Mistral account has to be activated before its key does anything. The quickstart names a free activation mode next to the paid one, so a first answer is reachable with no payment method on file.

Activating the account

Paid activation adds a payment method; free mode does not. Mistral's terms differ between the two modes - read them before sending anything you care about. The account is European, and the key hangs off it. The enforceable limit is the billing and limits area inside console.mistral.ai.

Then the key itself

1. Sign in at console.mistral.ai.
2. Activate - the quickstart names this step Activate Studio and generate an API key.
3. Create the key in the console's API keys area, then copy it.

Handing the key to Big-AGI

Press Ctrl + Shift + M for Models, then More Services if the Setup AI Models wizard is showing. Add -> Mistral, paste into Mistral Key, press Models, and the fetched list appears under the panel (add and manage your keys).

Direct Connection

Direct Connection can be turned on once the key is in the browser. It starts off.

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