{"slug":"mistral-ai","name":"Mistral AI","domain":"mistral.ai","verdict":"As of 2026-09-05, Claude, Gemini collectively rank Mistral AI #2 of 6 for embedding apis for code search. Source: https://modelsagree.com/product/mistral-ai (modelsagree.com, CC BY 4.0).","best_rank":2,"categories":1,"entries":[{"slug":"best-embedding-apis-for-code-search","title":"Best embedding APIs for code search","rank":2,"of":6,"score":8,"appearances":2,"modelRanks":{"Claude":2,"Gemini":2},"reason":"Code-specialized embedding from a strong code-model lineage, competitive with the leaders on code retrieval, aggressive pricing per token, configurable output dimensions/precision, and an EU-based vendor that eases GDPR/data-residency concerns for European teams.","reasons":[{"model":"Claude","reason":"Code-specialized embedding from a strong code-model lineage, competitive with the leaders on code retrieval, aggressive pricing per token, configurable output dimensions/precision, and an EU-based vendor that eases GDPR/data-residency concerns for European teams."},{"model":"Gemini","reason":"Tailored specifically for code and technical documentation retrieval from the Codestral lineage, providing high accuracy on code semantics and cross-language docstring matching at very low pricing with variable dimensions and int8/binary outputs. Near-tie with Nomic; ranked second assuming managed API latency and low cost are prioritized over self-hosting."}],"fixes":[{"model":"Claude","fix":"Younger model with a thinner ecosystem of integrations and independent benchmarks than the incumbents; API-only, so no self-hosting escape hatch."},{"model":"Gemini","fix":"Context window is capped at 8,192 tokens (requiring careful chunking for large repositories), and it cannot be self-hosted on private infrastructure."}],"updated":"2026-09-05","api":"https://modelsagree.com/api/v1/best/best-embedding-apis-for-code-search.json"}],"page":"https://modelsagree.com/product/mistral-ai","check":"https://modelsagree.com/check?q=Mistral%20AI","updated":"2026-09-09T13:07:58.066Z","attribution":"modelsagree.com, CC BY 4.0"}