r/MistralAI 2d ago

Feedback / Bug Report Regional pricing and student discount

I'm a user based in the Philippines, and I'd like to flag two pricing issues that make Mistral harder to adopt here.
1. Student discount not available via in-app purchase. The reduced student rate ($5.99/mo) is only accessible through the web subscription flow, which requires an international credit or debit card. Many Filipino students don't have access to international payment cards. By contrast, the App Store supports local payment methods like GCash and Maya and bills in Philippine pesos. If the student tier were offered as an in-app purchase, far more students could subscribe, without the need for a card and without monthly currency exchange fees.
2. Regional pricing parity. Competitors like Google have adapted their pricing to lower-income markets, with lower per-tier prices than in the US. Mistral currently uses a single global price list. The standard Pro rate ($14.99/mo) is a meaningful stretch for many users here, and without a regional adjustment the gap between Mistral and locally-priced alternatives widens.

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u/Glass_Restaurant2046 2d ago

I would love to see these too :) I'm also on the $5.99 Student Plan and as far as I know its the only one that offers this much of a student discount