Mixtral 8x22B Instruct
141B sparse MoE with 39B active parameters, Apache 2.0.
About
Mixtral-8x22B-Instruct-v0.1 is Mistral AI's large sparse mixture-of-experts model: 141 billion total parameters with only 39 billion active per token through top-2 routing across eight experts. It was initially distributed via a BitTorrent link before appearing on Hugging Face.
The model offers a 64K context window with function calling, structured output, and reasoning support. It remains a strong Apache 2.0 licensed open model for cost-efficient large-model inference.
Specs
Context window
Pricing
Free quota
API access
Weights
Released
Benchmarks
Provider-reported unless a source says otherwise. Benchmarks are marketing-adjacent by nature — treat them as directional.
Use cases
Trust score — 9/10
Scored 9/10 (verified tier, metrics-v1). Evidence: Verified via vendor site/docs/GitHub and reputable coverage, wave 134; Trending score 86/100 from researcher assessment.