# open-mixtral-8x7b

Calls to the model open-mixtral-8x7b on Mistral stopped working on March 30, 2025.

- API: Mistral (api.mistral.ai)
- Model: open-mixtral-8x7b
- Kind: Model retirement
- Announced: November 30, 2024
- Takes effect: March 30, 2025
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model open-mixtral-8x7b`
- Source: [Lifecycle page](https://docs.mistral.ai/getting-started/models/models_overview/)
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/models/mistral/open-mixtral-8x7b/

## What to use instead

Recommended by Mistral: Mistral Small 4.