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Default Model Training Opt-Out

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What it is

If you use a free account or have a Le Chat Pro or Student subscription, Mistral AI will use your conversations to train its AI models unless you go into your account settings and turn this off.

This analysis describes what Mistral AI's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This clause establishes the scope of data usage for model improvement across different subscription categories and creates differentiated rights by tier. It operationalizes an opt-out system for certain users while preserving usage rights for moderation-related and feedback data, which affects how training data pipelines function across the service.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Your conversation prompts and AI-generated outputs are used to train Mistral AI's models by default if you have a free, Le Chat Pro, or Le Chat Student account — you must manually opt out in account settings to prevent this.

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 account settings, and locate the model training or data use preferences section to opt out of your conversations being used for AI training.

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ANYSPHERE WILL NOT USE CONTENT TO TRAIN, OR ALLOW ANY THIRD PARTY TO TRAIN, ANY AI MODELS, UNLESS YOU'VE EXPLICITLY AGREED TO THE USE OF CONTENT FOR TRAINING. You can find instructions in the Service for how to manage your preferences regarding the use of Inputs and Suggestions for training.

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We may use your Autocomplete User Content to improve our discriminative machine learning models, which are models that rank or assign scores to code generations in order to understand the boundaries between different sets of code. We will never use your Autocomplete User Content to improve generativ...

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This Privacy Policy should be read in conjunction with our Terms of Use. By accessing the Services, you are consenting to the information collection and use practices described in this Privacy Policy.

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We do not use Your Data to train our artificial intelligence models except (a) when you (i) use Mistral AI Products under a free subscription, or are subscribed to Le Chat Pro or Le Chat Student, and (ii) you have not opted-out of training, (b) when you provide Feedback to us, or (c) when Your Data is flagged as part of our automated moderation or reported as prohibited content, in which case we may use Your Data to improve the Mistral AI Products and enforce our Usage Policy.

— Excerpt from Mistral AI's Mistral AI Terms of Service

ConductAtlas Analysis

Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision implicates CCPA §1798.100 and §1798.120 (right to opt out of sale/sharing of personal information and right to know), FTC Act Section 5 (unfair or deceptive practices — default opt-in data collection without prominent disclosure), and potentially the UK GDPR Article 6 (lawful basis for processing) and Article 13 (transparency obligations) for UK residents. The FTC and California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) are the primary enforcement authorities. (2)

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    Default opt-in data collection for AI training without prominent disclosure may constitute an unfair or deceptive practice under FTC Act Section 5.
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  • State AG
    California residents may have CCPA rights regarding the use of personal data (conversation content) for AI model training; State AG has enforcement authority.
    File a complaint →

Applicable regulations

ePrivacy Directive
European Union

Provision details

Document information
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Mistral AI Terms of Service
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Mistral AI
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
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URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/mistral-ai/mistral-ai-terms-of-service/default-model-training-opt-out/
Accessed: June 16, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Mistral AI's Default Model Training Opt-Out clause do?

This clause establishes the scope of data usage for model improvement across different subscription categories and creates differentiated rights by tier. It operationalizes an opt-out system for certain users while preserving usage rights for moderation-related and feedback data, which affects how training data pipelines function across the service.

How does this clause affect you?

Your conversation prompts and AI-generated outputs are used to train Mistral AI's models by default if you have a free, Le Chat Pro, or Le Chat Student account — you must manually opt out in account settings to prevent this.

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