Ministral 8B

About Ministral 8B

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.

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🚀 Quick Start

Get started with Ministral 8B API

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.provider.com/v1",
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY"
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="mistralai/ministral-8b",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}
    ]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

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