Using Mixtral 8x7B on Microsoft Foundry
Implementation guide · Mixtral · MistralAI
Microsoft Foundry exposes Mixtral 8x7B through model ID mixtral-8x7b. Use the setup steps, sourced pricing, capabilities, and official provider links below to validate this route before deployment.
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Quick Start
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- 2Use the Microsoft Foundry SDK or REST API to call
mixtral-8x7b— see the documentation for request format. - 3
Code Examples
Pricing on Microsoft Foundry
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $0.27 |
| Output tokens | $0.27 |
Capabilities
No model capability flags are currently sourced.
About Mixtral 8x7B
Mixtral 8x7B, developed by Mistral AI, features a cutting-edge Mixture of Experts (MoE) architecture, utilizing eight experts with seven billion parameters each, yielding a total of 46.7 billion parameters. This architecture activates only two experts per token, allowing for efficient processing and a 6x faster inference rate compared to Llama 2 70B. The model excels in performance, surpassing Llama 2 70B and competing with GPT-3.5 on numerous benchmarks. It supports multiple languages and can handle context up to 32,000 tokens, enhancing understanding of lengthy text.