# labs-mistral-small-creative

Calls to the model labs-mistral-small-creative on Mistral stopped working on April 30, 2026.

- API: Mistral (api.mistral.ai)
- Model: labs-mistral-small-creative
- Kind: Model retirement
- Announced: March 31, 2026
- Takes effect: April 30, 2026
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model labs-mistral-small-creative`
- Source: [Lifecycle page](https://docs.mistral.ai/getting-started/models/models_overview/)
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/models/mistral/labs-mistral-small-creative/

## What to use instead

Recommended by Mistral: Ministral 3 8B.