{"name":"Mistral Vibe","tagline":"Mistral's assistant (ex Le Chat) plus Vibe coding CLI/IDE — not the La Plateforme API card.","url":"https://mistral.ai/products/vibe/","category":"productivity","pricing":"freemium","price_note":"Free $0; Pro $14.99/mo (students $5.99); Team $24.99/user/mo; $30/mo API credits on Pro; usage beyond plan at API rates","free_tier":true,"open_source":false,"api":false,"self_host":false,"models_used":["mistral-large-2512"],"verdict":"situational","verdict_text":"Le Chat was renamed Vibe. Free is a real assistant; Pro at $14.99 is the all-day coding and long-horizon SKU, cheaper than ChatGPT Plus on the public page. API (La Plateforme) remains a different bill. EU residency story is the procurement win. Not field-tested as a daily driver here.","limitations":["Vibe Pro and API spend are separate meters; CLI can blow past the sub.","Free coding sessions are limited; Pro is the CLI/IDE unlock.","Connectors and MCP are beta.","Not a duplicate of the Mistral API card."],"strengths":["Pro at $14.99 is cheaper than ChatGPT Plus on the public page.","Free tier is a real assistant, not just a teaser.","EU residency and procurement story is the headline advantage."],"use_for":["Users who prioritize EU data residency and vendor location.","All-day coding and long-horizon tasks where Pro unlocks the CLI/IDE."],"skip_when":["You need assistant and API spend on a single bill.","You rely on mature connectors or MCP that are still in beta.","Free coding sessions are enough for your workflow."],"receipts":["https://mistral.ai/pricing/","https://mistral.ai/products/vibe/"],"affiliate":"none","evidence_tier":"source-verified","momentum":"blueshift","featured":false,"last_verified":"2026-08-19","observed_by":"whysanesanders","slug":"mistral-vibe","canonical_url":"https://noemium.com/tools/mistral-vibe/","attribution":"Noemium catalog data is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). See https://noemium.com/method/ for how entries are verified."}