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CATCH #1038 DETECTED AUG 28, 2026 12:02 UTC
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Aug 28, 2026 12:02 UTC model api OpenRouter
OpenRouter's API added several new Mistral AI model IDs, including "codestral-2508:batch," "ministral-8b-2512:batch," and updated versions of Mistral Large, Medium, and Small. These new batch inference models appear to be for scheduled or deferred processing.

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new mistral batch inference models just popped up in openrouter's api! looks like codestral, ministral-8b, and updates to mistral large/medium/small.

openrouter users might see some new mistralai batch model ids appearing soon. interesting to see the 'batch' suffix for models like codestral.

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New model id(s) appeared in OpenRouter's API model list:
https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/models

  + mistralai/codestral-2508:batch
  + mistralai/ministral-8b-2512:batch
  + mistralai/mistral-large-2512:batch
  + mistralai/mistral-medium-3-5:batch
  + mistralai/mistral-medium-3.1:batch
  + mistralai/mistral-small-2603:batch

A model id in a provider's live API usually predates the public announcement. High-confidence pre-announcement signal.

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