# `Nous.Providers.Mistral`
[🔗](https://github.com/nyo16/nous/blob/v0.17.1/lib/nous/providers/mistral.ex#L1)

Mistral AI provider implementation.

Uses the OpenAI-compatible API with Mistral-specific extensions:
- `reasoning_mode` - Enable reasoning mode for complex tasks
- `prediction_mode` - Enable prediction mode
- `safe_prompt` - Enable safe prompt filtering

## Configuration

Set your API key via environment variable:

    export MISTRAL_API_KEY="your-mistral-api-key-here"

Or in config:

    config :nous, :mistral,
      api_key: "your-mistral-api-key-here"

## Usage

    # Via Model.parse
    model = Nous.Model.parse("mistral:mistral-large-latest")

    # Direct provider usage
    {:ok, response} = Nous.Providers.Mistral.chat(%{
      "model" => "mistral-large-latest",
      "messages" => [%{"role" => "user", "content" => "Hello"}]
    })

    # With reasoning mode
    {:ok, response} = Nous.Providers.Mistral.chat(%{
      "model" => "mistral-large-latest",
      "messages" => messages,
      "reasoning_mode" => true
    })

# `api_key`

```elixir
@spec api_key(keyword()) :: String.t() | nil
```

Get the API key from options, environment, or application config.

Lookup order:
1. `:api_key` option passed directly
2. Environment variable (MISTRAL_API_KEY)
3. Application config: `config :nous, mistral, api_key: "..."`

# `base_url`

```elixir
@spec base_url(keyword()) :: String.t()
```

Get the base URL from options, application config, or default.

Lookup order:
1. `:base_url` option passed directly
2. Application config: `config :nous, mistral, base_url: "..."`
3. Default: https://api.mistral.ai/v1

# `count_tokens`

```elixir
@spec count_tokens(list()) :: integer()
```

Count tokens in messages (rough estimate).

Override this in your provider for more accurate counting.

# `request`

High-level request with message conversion, telemetry, and error wrapping.

Default implementation that:
1. Converts messages to provider format
2. Builds request params
3. Calls chat/2
4. Parses response
5. Emits telemetry events
6. Wraps errors

# `request_stream`

High-level streaming request with message conversion and telemetry.

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*Consult [api-reference.md](api-reference.md) for complete listing*