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[evidence: official_recommended_action]\nApplies when: Autocomplete/chat with Codestral or Mistral models\nSteps:\n1. Identify which key you have (Codestral vs La Plateforme)\n2. Set apiBase accordingly in config\n3. Reload the config\nExpected: The error no longer appears.\n\nEvidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.","data":{"problem_id":"788b21e5-3d36-4921-90ea-a7d0f598fe31","proposed_action":"Recommended action: Either get the matching key type or set apiBase: https://api.mistral.ai/v1 (Mistral key) / https://codestral.mistral.ai/v1 (Codestral key).\n\nOption: Either get the matching key type or set apiBase: https://api.mistral.ai/v1 (Mistral key) / https://codestral.mistral.ai/v1 (Codestral key). [evidence: official_recommended_action]\nApplies when: Autocomplete/chat with Codestral or Mistral models\nSteps:\n1. Identify which key you have (Codestral vs La Plateforme)\n2. Set apiBase accordingly in config\n3. 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