web_search (Mistral)
Tool : A precise action the AI can call · requires mistral-api
Web search for Mistral agents, premium version with AFP and AP.
Sovereign and sourced, but $30 per 1,000 calls.
Security reflects where data goes, requested permissions and incidents on record at the verification date. It is not a guarantee of zero risk: check the deployment mode and the connections you enable.
What it does, concretely
AI agents need access to recent information that their base model does not contain. Mistral's web_search tool allows an agent to run real-time web searches directly through the Mistral API, without integrating a third-party service.
In practice, the tool is declared in the tools list when creating an agent or calling the Conversations API. When the agent determines that a search is needed, it executes it server-side on Mistral's infrastructure and incorporates the results into its response. The premium version (web_search_premium) relies on professional news sources such as AFP and AP.
This tool is aimed at developers building agents or automated workflows via the Mistral API who need fresh, verifiable, and sourced data. It is particularly suited to journalistic use cases, monitoring, or news summarization.
It is not suitable for users working exclusively with the standard Chat Completions API, as web_search is not compatible with that endpoint. It is also not adapted for those looking for a free or low-cost tool for intensive use.
What it offers
- ·Real-time web search natively integrated into Mistral agents, with no external configuration required.
- ·Server-side execution on Mistral's infrastructure: no local code to manage for running searches.
- ·Premium version with access to professional AFP and AP sources for more reliable results (paid).
- ·Compatible with the Conversations API and the Agents API, usable directly without creating an agent first.
- ·Ability to combine multiple tools simultaneously within the same agent (web_search, code_interpreter, image_generation, etc.).
- ·Also available to end users via the Conversations interface, without going through agent creation.
In practice
- Price
- Paid · from 28 €
- Commercial use
- Commercial use: yes
- Available on
- api
- Host
- mistral-api
- FR interface
- No
Security and data
- Rating
- Security: one caveat, see the card
- Capabilities
- readswritesexecutesnetwork
- Your data
- Data with the vendor
- Maintenance
- Active
Links and repository checked on 25 October 2026 · added on 1 May 2025
How to install web_search (Mistral)
tools=[{"type":"web_search"}]