Can I opt out of my input or output data being used for training?
- ID
- 20908
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 02 Sep 2026, 8:30 PM
- Fetched
- 04 Sep 2026, 6:14 AM
- Provider
- Hacker News
- Category
- dev-community
- Original URL
- https://help.mistral.ai/en/articles/455207-can-i-opt-out-of-my-input-or-output-data-being-used-for-training
- Source URL
- https://hnrss.org/best
Summary
- Score
- 4.5
- Created
- 04 Sep 2026, 6:15 AM
- Tags
- Audience
- developersai_agent_userssaas_founders
What happened
Mistral's help center confirms that user input and output data (conversations, documents, and other user-provided content) may be used for Mistral's model training programs by default, but users retain the right to opt out at any time. The opt-out process varies by service or platform used, though the article does not detail the specific steps. Mistral's consumer chat product 'Le Chat' has been renamed to 'Vibe.'
Why it matters
If you use Mistral's APIs or Vibe chat product with sensitive or proprietary data, your data may be included in their training pipeline unless you actively opt out. Builders integrating Mistral should locate and activate the opt-out for their specific service before shipping, and verify whether Zero Data Retention (ZDR) is available for their plan tier.
Discussion angle
Compare default data-training policies across LLM providers (Mistral, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google) — which ones train on your data by default, which require opt-out vs. opt-in, and what that means for choosing an API provider when handling client data.