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AI Model Training on Free-Tier User Inputs and Outputs

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What it is

Mistral AI uses the messages you type and the AI's responses from the free version of Le Chat to train its AI models, unless you actively opt out in your account settings. Paid enterprise and API customers are automatically excluded from this.

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The clause establishes a data utilization practice that differentiates service tiers: model training on user interactions occurs only for free-tier users who have not exercised an opt-out mechanism. This operational distinction creates separate data handling pathways based on subscription status and user election.

Recent Activity

This document changed recently

Medium Jul 28, 2026

The updated policy now explicitly includes data accessed through third-party services and integrations users connect to Mistral AI Products as 'Input' data subject to collection and use. The policy removed its prior statement that Input and Output data are not used to train AI models when using Le Chat Enterprise or paid versions of Mistral APIs. This creates operational ambiguity: users of paid services and Enterprise customers no longer have a documented commitment that their data will be excluded from model training, though the privacy policy does not affirmatively state that model training now occurs. The policy also changed language describing product improvement from 'aggregated and anonymous statistics' to 'aggregated or anonymous datasets or statistics,' broadening the stated scope of what can be collected for improvement purposes.

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Clause Stability Stable

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Apr 30, 2026
First Seen
Apr 30, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 921 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Your chat prompts and AI responses on the free tier are used to train Mistral AI's commercial language models, meaning personal information you share in conversations could influence future AI outputs unless you opt out via account settings.

What you can do

⚠️ These actions may provide transparency or partial mitigation but may not fully address the underlying issue. Effectiveness varies by jurisdiction and individual circumstances.
  • Opt Out of Arbitration
    Log into your Mistral AI account, navigate to your account settings or privacy preferences, and locate the option to opt out of your Input and Output being used for model training. Toggle this setting off to prevent your conversations from being used to train AI models.

How other platforms handle this

Runway Medium

the Company reserves the right, but not the obligation, to review or monitor Inputs and Outputs using automated and manual tools.

Chegg Medium

If you use a feature of our Services that is integrated with, facilitated by, or otherwise assisted by artificial intelligence...your inputs are "User Content" and the outputs of that service are "Chegg Content"...

Grammarly Medium

you acknowledge that other users of our Services may, through no fault of Superhuman, use inputs that are similar to yours and, as a result, receive the same or similar outputs as your Outputs.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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To train our artificial intelligence models (large language models) to answer questions, generate text, translate, summarize and correct text, classify text, analyze feelings, etc. according to context, Inputs (e-mails, letters, reports, computer code, etc.) and Outputs. [...] Your Input and Output, subject to your opt-out. Please note that we do not use your Input and Output to train our artificial intelligence models when you use Le Chat Enterprise or the paid version of our APIs. If you connect a third-party service to the Mistral AI Products, we do not use this third-party service to train our artificial intelligence models.

Excerpt from Mistral AI's Privacy Policy

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Institutional analysis (regulatory & governance intelligence)

(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision implicates GDPR Art.

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Applicable agencies

  • Federal Trade Commission (ftc)
    Oversees unfair or deceptive business practices and can investigate companies that mislead consumers about data collection, sharing, or use.
    Who can file: Anyone affected by the company's practices (US or international)
    What you need: Your account details, a timeline of relevant events, and a description of the specific issue
    What to expect: Complaints inform FTC enforcement priorities and investigations but do not result in individual resolution or compensation
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Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
California AB 2013 AI Training Data Transparency
US-CA
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
EU AI Act - High Risk Provisions
EU
GDPR
European Union
Texas AI Act
Texas, USA
Trump Executive Order on AI Policy Framework
US

Provision details

Document information
Document
Mistral AI Privacy Policy
Entity
Mistral AI
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 30, 2026
Last verified
April 30, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-004351
Document ID
CA-D-00443
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
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Analysis generated
April 30, 2026 08:58 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Mistral AI
Document: Mistral AI Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-004351
Captured: 2026-04-30 08:58:00 UTC
SHA-256: 73a02ec10fcf1627…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/mistral-ai/mistral-ai-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-004351/ai-model-training-on-free-tier-user-inputs-and-outputs/
Accessed: Aug. 3, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Mistral AI's AI Model Training on Free-Tier User Inputs and Outputs clause do?

The clause establishes a data utilization practice that differentiates service tiers: model training on user interactions occurs only for free-tier users who have not exercised an opt-out mechanism. This operational distinction creates separate data handling pathways based on subscription status and user election.

How does this clause affect you?

Your chat prompts and AI responses on the free tier are used to train Mistral AI's commercial language models, meaning personal information you share in conversations could influence future AI outputs unless you opt out via account settings.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 217 platforms. See the full comparison.

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