# mistral-saba-2502 — AI model deprecation and retirement dates by provider

For mistral-saba-2502, provider is Mistral AI; human-readable model name is Mistral Saba; lifecycle status is Deprecated; deprecation announced is 6/10/2025; shutdown / retirement date is 9/30/2025, recorded from its source on 2026-08-12.

- **Provider:** Mistral AI _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Model ID / API name:** mistral-saba-2502 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Human-readable model name:** Mistral Saba _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Lifecycle status:** Deprecated
- **Deprecation announced:** 6/10/2025 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Shutdown / retirement date:** 9/30/2025 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Recommended replacement:** Mistral Small 4 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> <https://docs.mistral.ai/models/mistral-saba-25-02> Mistral Saba ↗ | 25.02 | mistral-saba-2502 | 6/10/2025 9/30/2025 | <https://docs.mistral.ai/models/mistral-small-4-0-26-03> Mistral Small 4 |

## Source

- https://docs.mistral.ai/getting-started/models/models_overview/

Last verified: 2026-08-12. Review by: 2026-09-11.
Part of [AI model deprecation and retirement dates by provider](https://referencesource.org/ai-model-deprecation-and-retirement/).