# mistral-saba-2502

Calls to the model mistral-saba-2502 stopped working on September 30, 2025.

## The error Mistral returns once mistral-saba-2502 is gone

HTTP 400

```json
{"object":"error","message":"Invalid model: mistral-saba-2502","type":"invalid_model","param":null,"code":"1500"}
```

## What to use instead

Update requests to use Mistral Small 4 instead, which Mistral recommends as the replacement.

- API: Mistral (api.mistral.ai)
- Model: mistral-saba-2502
- Kind: Model retirement
- Announced: June 10, 2025
- Takes effect: September 30, 2025
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model mistral-saba-2502`
- Source: [Lifecycle page](https://docs.mistral.ai/getting-started/models/models_overview/)
- Verified: November 6, 2026, against Mistral's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/models/mistral/mistral-saba-2502/

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