Text analysis

LIDstral Arabic

Quickly identifies the language and dialect of text in Arabic script: Modern Standard Arabic, all dialects and 51 classes overall. It tells apart close languages in the same script (Persian, Urdu, Pashto and others) so that a text is not called Arabic just because of its letters. Runs on a CPU.

Developer
Mistral AI, France
First release
Oct 2026
Latest release
Oct 2026
Sizes
a fastText model with calibration, parameter count not stated
License
Commercial use allowedApache 2.0
Russian
Not supported
Running
On your own serverAlso runs without a GPU
Industries
Customer support, Media and production, Documents and accounting
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What it does

  • detecting the dialect in customer requests in Arabic
  • sorting texts by language in Arabic script
  • preparing data for training and search

Where it is used

customer support in Middle Eastern countriesmedia and social network monitoringlanguage data and translation

Hardware requirements

LaptopLaptop or regular PC, up to 8 GB of VRAM — smaller versions
fits
1 GPUOne GPU with 16–80 GB — mid-size versions
no versions
ClusterServer with several GPUs — flagship versions
no versions

Versions

  1. LIDstral Arabic

How to run it

On your own serverWeights are downloaded from Hugging Face and served with vLLM (load and API) or llama.cpp (modest hardware). The model then runs in a closed network with no per-request fees.Hugging Face
How much hardware you needCalculate the VRAM for the model size, context length and number of concurrent requests.Open the hardware calculator

I can set this up end to end: pick the model size, deploy it on your server and connect it to your systems.

Frequently asked questions

Can LIDstral Arabic be used in a commercial project?

Yes. License: Apache 2.0. It allows commercial use, but it is still worth having a lawyer review the license before launch.

What hardware does LIDstral Arabic need?

At minimum: Laptop or regular PC, up to 8 GB of VRAM — smaller versions. Some versions also run on an ordinary CPU, without a GPU. You can calculate the exact VRAM for your model size and context in the hardware calculator.

Does LIDstral Arabic support Russian?

No. The developer documentation lists the supported languages and Russian is not among them.

Where can I download LIDstral Arabic and what does it cost?

The LIDstral Arabic weights are open and free to download. You only pay for the hardware it runs on and for the setup. Source links are at the bottom of this page.

How I deploy it for clients

  1. SelectionI pick the model size for your task and hardware and test it on your examples.
  2. DeploymentI deploy it on your server or in a closed network and provide an API.
  3. Fine-tuningI fine-tune it on your data (LoRA) or connect a knowledge base — whichever is cheaper for the task.
  4. IntegrationI connect it to your CRM, ERP, bot, website or team chat and set up monitoring.

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Details

Source: huggingface.co/mistralai/LIDstral-Arabic. Data checked against the model card on 22 Sep 2026. Have a lawyer review the license before commercial launch.