Codestral API

Model details

Context window

256K tokens

Max output

—

Input

Text

Output

Text

Capabilities

Streaming, JSON output

Interfaces

OpenAI-style Chat Completions, Anthropic-style Messages, OpenAI-style Responses

Why teams pick it

• Codestral for OpenAI-style Chat Completions, Anthropic-style Messages, OpenAI-style Responses.

Call Codestral

Codestral answers on any of the APIs below — pick the one your code already speaks and just swap in your Inferray key.

curl https://api.inferray.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer inferray_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "model": "codestral-2508",
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "Hello"
    }
  ]
}'

curl https://api.inferray.com/v1/messages \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer inferray_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "model": "codestral-2508",
  "max_tokens": 1024,
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "Hello"
    }
  ]
}'

curl https://api.inferray.com/v1/responses \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer inferray_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "model": "codestral-2508",
  "input": "Hello"
}'

Use Codestral in your tools

Every coding agent below has a setup guide. Set the model to codestral-2508.

• Claude Code
• Codex
• opencode
• Cline
• Roo Code
• Aider
• Continue

More from Mistral

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• Step 3.7 FlashStep 3.7 Flash for OpenAI-style Chat Completions, Anthropic-style Messages, OpenAI-style Responses.Stepfun

Questions about this model

How much does the Codestral API cost?

Codestral costs $0.3 per 1M input tokens and $0.9 per 1M output tokens on Inferray. That is the list price, with no gateway fee on top.

Is there a free tier for Codestral?

No. You add credit and pay Codestral's list rate for each request — seats, projects, and API keys are free, and pay-as-you-go credit never expires.

Am I charged for failed requests?

No. A request that fails without returning a result is not billed. If a response fails part-way, the tokens already processed before the failure are charged.

Is Codestral included in Token Plans?

No. Codestral is pay-as-you-go only; Token Plans cover the other text models in the catalog.

Can I use Codestral in Claude Code?

Yes. Set ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL to https://api.inferray.com, ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN to your Inferray key, and ANTHROPIC_MODEL to codestral-2508. The same key works in Codex, opencode, Cline, and other agents.

Does Codestral support tool calling and vision?

Codestral supports JSON output and streaming on Inferray. It does not take image input. It does not support tool calling.

Is it the real Codestral?

Yes. A request for codestral-2508 is answered by Codestral from Mistral, billed at its published list price. Inferray never substitutes a different or smaller model.