# Mistral Le Chat: what's new, verdict & setup

Canonical: https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/le-chat · First covered by us (no vendor release date published): 2026-10-25 · Last verified: 2026-10-25 · Evidence: Reported (not run by us) · Vendor: Mistral AI · Official site: https://chat.mistral.ai/

> Mistral's AI assistant: Free, Pro at $14.99 a month, Team at $24.99 per user.

## Verdict

**Mistral's AI assistant: Free, Pro at $14.99 a month, Team at $24.99 per user.**

Good for:
- People who want a European assistant with a cheap Pro tier

Skip if:
- You need the largest ecosystem of plugins

Status: Reported. Written from official release notes and docs; we have not run this release ourselves.

Pricing: Official page, dated. Read from mistral.ai pricing on 2026-10-25. (checked 2026-10-25)

## Best for

- [Best AI tool for AI assistants](https://theagenticweekly.com/best/ai-assistants) (#-): Mistral's assistant with Free, Pro and Team plans.

## Key facts

Mistral's pricing page lists Free, Pro ($14.99 a month; verified students $5.99), Team ($24.99 per user a month) and Enterprise with custom SLAs; Pro lists up to 6x and Team up to 40x the free usage, and pay-as-you-go credits can extend usage.

- License: Proprietary (some Mistral models are open-weight; per-model licenses vary)
- Platforms: Web and apps
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: Free plan with limited access
- Paid plans: Pro $14.99/month (students $5.99); Team $24.99 per user per month; Enterprise custom; PAYG credits optional
- How to start: Open chat.mistral.ai and sign up for the Free plan.
- Catalog entry: facts read from the vendor's pages on 2026-10-25. We do not track release notes for this entry.

## How to set it up: Get started with Mistral Le Chat

These steps come from the vendor's own pages as read on 2026-10-25. We have not run Mistral Le Chat.

1. **Get access.** Open chat.mistral.ai and sign up for the Free plan.
2. **Check the limits and costs first.** Free plan with limited access. Paid: Pro $14.99/month (students $5.99); Team $24.99 per user per month; Enterprise custom; PAYG credits optional. Read from mistral.ai pricing on 2026-10-25.

## Pros and cons

Pros:
- Low-cost Pro
- Student price

Cons:
- Usage multipliers are relative to Free

## Alternatives

- [ChatGPT](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/chatgpt): OpenAI's assistant for chat, writing, images, voice and agent-style work.
- [Claude](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/claude): Anthropic's assistant app, with Claude Duet as a new proactive agent in research preview.
- [Perplexity](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/perplexity): AI search with citations in every answer; Pro is $20 a month ($17 billed annually) and Max is $200 ($167 billed annually).
- [Grok](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/grok): Grok is SpaceXAI's chat assistant, free to try on web and in apps, with a SuperGrok upgrade.
- [Microsoft Copilot](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/microsoft-copilot): Microsoft's AI assistant for chat, creating and getting work done, with consumer and enterprise tiers.
- [Notion AI](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/notion-ai): Notion's built-in AI and agents; Free $0, Plus $10 and Business $20 per member per month, with AI usage drawing on credits.

## FAQ

### What is Mistral Le Chat?

Mistral's pricing page lists Free, Pro ($14.99 a month; verified students $5.99), Team ($24.99 per user a month) and Enterprise with custom SLAs; Pro lists up to 6x and Team up to 40x the free usage, and pay-as-you-go credits can extend usage.

### Is Mistral Le Chat free?

Free plan with limited access. Paid: Pro $14.99/month (students $5.99); Team $24.99 per user per month; Enterprise custom; PAYG credits optional. Read from mistral.ai pricing on 2026-10-25. Checked 2026-10-25; prices change, so confirm on the vendor's page.

### What license is Mistral Le Chat under?

Its license: Proprietary (some Mistral models are open-weight; per-model licenses vary). Read from the project's own pages on 2026-10-25.

## What we have not verified

- Release date (none published on the pages we read; the date shown is the day we first covered this entry)
- Model quality (not tested)

## Sources

- [Mistral pricing](https://mistral.ai/pricing) (fetched 2026-10-25)

## How to cite

Agentic Weekly, "Mistral Le Chat: what's new, verdict & setup", last updated 2026-10-25, https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/le-chat

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