Ministral 8B is an 8B parameter model featuring a unique interleaved sliding-window attention pattern for faster, memory-efficient inference. Designed for edge use cases, it supports up to 128k context length and excels in knowledge and reasoning tasks. It outperforms peers in the sub-10B category, making it perfect for low-latency, privacy-first applications.
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Sample code and API for Ministral 8B
OpenRouter normalizes requests and responses across providers for you.
To get started, you can use Ministral 8B via API like this:
fetch("https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions",{ method:"POST", headers:{"Authorization":`Bearer ${OPENROUTER_API_KEY}`,"HTTP-Referer":`${YOUR_SITE_URL}`,// Optional, for including your app on openrouter.ai rankings."X-Title":`${YOUR_SITE_NAME}`,// Optional. Shows in rankings on openrouter.ai."Content-Type":"application/json"}, body:JSON.stringify({"model":"mistralai/ministral-8b","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"What is the meaning of life?"}]})});
You can also use OpenRouter with OpenAI's client API:
import OpenAI from"openai"const openai =newOpenAI({ baseURL:"https://openrouter.ai/api/v1", apiKey: $OPENROUTER_API_KEY, defaultHeaders:{"HTTP-Referer": $YOUR_SITE_URL,// Optional, for including your app on openrouter.ai rankings."X-Title": $YOUR_SITE_NAME,// Optional. Shows in rankings on openrouter.ai.}})asyncfunctionmain(){const completion =await openai.chat.completions.create({ model:"mistralai/ministral-8b", messages:[{"role":"user","content":"What is the meaning of life?"}]})console.log(completion.choices[0].message)}main()
See the Request docs for all possible parameters, and Parameters for recommended values.