41 Total
32 High severity
7 Medium severity
2 Low severity

Key Facts

Will Mistral AI terminate a user's account upon actual or suspected CSAM?
Mistral AI will terminate a user's account upon actual or suspected CSAM.
Will Mistral AI report actual or suspected CSAM to law enforcement authorities?
Mistral AI will report all actual or suspected CSAM to the relevant law enforcement authorities.
Does Mistral AI require users not to use the Mistral AI Products to engage in illegal activity?
Mistral AI requires users not to use the Mistral AI Products to engage in, encourage, promote, offer, or solicit illegal activity.
Does Mistral AI require users not to promote illegal activity?
Mistral AI requires users not to use the Mistral AI Products to engage in, encourage, promote, offer, or solicit illegal activity.
Does Mistral AI prohibit users from compromising the security of Mistral AI?
Mistral AI prohibits users from using its Products to compromise, or attempt to compromise, the security of Mistral AI, the Mistral AI Products, or any other third party.
Does Mistral AI prohibit generating content that is deliberately misleading?
Mistral AI prohibits users from using its Products to generate content that is deliberately misleading, false, or intended to deceive others.
Does Mistral AI prohibit generating content intended to deceive others?
Mistral AI prohibits users from using its Products to generate content that is deliberately misleading, false, or intended to deceive others.
Does Mistral AI prohibit fraudulent activity?
Mistral AI prohibits using its Products to engage in any form of fraudulent activity or scams.
Does Mistral AI prohibit scams?
Mistral AI prohibits using its Products to engage in any form of fraudulent activity or scams.
Does Mistral AI prohibit users from using its Products to promote hate?
Mistral AI prohibits users from using its Products to promote hate, discrimination, or harassment, including generating content that promotes, incites, glorifies, or celebrates hate or discrimination based on an individual's race, gender, or other protected characteristics.
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Summary

This is the rules-of-use document for Mistral AI Products, specifying what users are and are not allowed to do. Key prohibitions include generating illegal, fraudulent, deceptive, hateful, or rights-infringing content, as well as any attempt to create CSAM. Violating these rules can result in account suspension or permanent termination, and any actual or suspected CSAM will be reported to law enforcement.

Analysis

This document establishes the conditions of permissible use for Mistral AI Products, setting out mandatory prohibitions and enforcement mechanisms binding on all users. It bars users from employing the Products for illegal activity, fraud, security compromise, generation of deliberately deceptive content, hate or discriminatory content, third-party rights infringement, non-consensual intimate imagery, and any generation or attempted generation of CSAM. Enforcement consequences range from discretionary temporary suspension or permanent account termination for general policy violations to mandatory account termination and law enforcement reporting specifically triggered by actual or suspected CSAM. Mistral AI retains unilateral authority to update the policy by publishing changes on its website.

What this means for you

Users of Mistral AI Products are bound by a broad set of content and conduct prohibitions covering illegal activity, fraud, deliberate deception, hate and discrimination, third-party rights violations, non-consensual intimate imagery, and CSAM. If Mistral AI detects actual or suspected CSAM, account termination is mandatory and law enforcement reporting follows automatically—there is no warning or opportunity to cure. For other policy violations, temporary suspension or permanent termination of the account is a possible consequence. Because Mistral AI may update this policy at any time by posting changes on its website, users should check the policy periodically to stay informed of current rules.

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5 important changes detected

7 versions captured · Last updated: September 2026

What changed Mistral AI removed the word 'Copy' from the language selection menu in their Usage Policy header, detected in an update on September 8, 2026. The Scope section and all substantive policy language remain unchanged. This is a formatting or navigation adjustment with no operational impact on what the policy authorizes or requires.
Why this matters This change does not affect the terms consumers operate under. The removal of a 'Copy' button from the document interface is a formatting adjustment that does not modify any substantive policy language, obligations, or rights. The Scope section and all policy requirements remain unchanged.
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What changed Mistral AI's Usage Policy was revised in an update detected on September 4, 2026. The change removed the phrase 'to Markdown' from a navigation or document control element in the policy header. This is a minor editorial modification with no operational impact on the substance, scope, or enforcement of the usage policy itself.
Why this matters The detected change is a minor editorial revision to document navigation or formatting elements within the policy header. The substantive scope, terms, and obligations of Mistral AI's Usage Policy remain unchanged. No action is required.
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September 3, 2026 low

Mistral AI's Usage Policy was reorganized in an update detected on September 3, 2026. The document added navigation elements (Previous/Next links and an on-page table of contents listing Scope, principles, …

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June 17, 2026 low

Mistral AI updated its Usage Policy on June 17, 2026, making three operational changes. The policy now references 'Vibe' instead of 'Le Chat' as an example product subject to the …

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May 6, 2026 low

Mistral AI made a minor correction to their Usage Policy on May 6, 2026: they fixed a spelling error in the document header, changing 'Applicant Privacy POlicy' to 'Applicant Privacy …

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41 provisions
12 featured
6 clause types
32 high severity
Restricted or Prohibited Content/Industries 27 23 high
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General Contract Terms 1
Disclosure and Transparency Requirements 1
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