Updated April 29, 2026
Mistral Vibe is Mistral AI's open-source CLI coding agent powered by the Devstral 2 model (72.2% SWE-bench Verified). It explores, modifies, and executes code from the terminal with subagents, slash skills, and MCP support — claimed to be up to 7× more cost-efficient than Claude Sonnet at real-world tasks.
Autonomous spec-driven coding agent for complex long-horizon tasks. Runs a structured discovery loop and delivers production-ready PRs.
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A capable and radically cheaper alternative to Claude Code, best suited for cost-conscious teams and open-source purists.
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