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Mistral: Ministral 8B

mistralai/ministral-8b

Created Oct 17, 2024131,072 context
$0.10/M input tokens$0.10/M output tokens

Ministral 8B is an 8B parameter model featuring a unique interleaved sliding-window attention pattern for faster, memory-efficient inference. Designed for edge use cases, it supports up to 128k context length and excels in knowledge and reasoning tasks. It outperforms peers in the sub-10B category, making it perfect for low-latency, privacy-first applications.

Sample code and API for Ministral 8B

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OpenRouter provides an OpenAI-compatible completion API to 400+ models & providers that you can call directly, or using the OpenAI SDK. Additionally, some third-party SDKs are available.

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Using third-party SDKs

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