Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Verified AI Launch Profile

Mistral Small 3.1

Mistral AI released Mistral Small 3.1, an Apache 2.0 multimodal and multilingual model with improved text performance and 128K context.

At a glance

Launch Snapshot

Company
Mistral AI
Launch date
March 17, 2025
Pricing
Apache 2.0 model availability for download, with API and cloud platform access through Mistral and partners.
Free plan
Yes
API
Yes
Open weights/source
Yes

Verification & Sources

Status
Verified
Source links
3
Freshness
Verified June 8, 2026
Last verified
June 8, 2026
Last updated
June 11, 2026
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Kingy Scores

Scores are editorial review signals across launch quality, demo evidence, YouTube potential, and search readiness.

Launch Score
8.5 / 10
Demo Quality
3.0 / 10
YouTube Potential
Medium

Kingy AI Take

A useful open-model record because small capable models often matter more in production than headline frontier systems.

Who it is for

Developers and enterprises seeking a capable small open model for assistants, function calling, image understanding, and lower-latency workflows.

What feels promising

Apache 2.0 license, multimodal input, long context, and practical hardware requirements.

What feels unproven

Performance should be compared against newer small models before production adoption.

Traction notes

Strong fit for teams that care about deployability, latency, and open licensing.