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Which websites block MistralAI-Index?

As of 2026-10-01, 40 of the 853 popular websites whose robots.txt we could read (4.7%) block MistralAI-Index, Mistral's AI search crawler, on the home page; 1 more block it on some paths. Among the top 100 sites: 10.8%.

4.7%
of 853 readable sites block MistralAI-Index
10.8%
of the top 100
#23
most blocked of 29 AI crawlers
812
sites allow it on the home page

Blocked by category

CategorySites readBlock MistralAI-Index
Social4818.8%
Travel137.7%
News & media1265.6%
Other2605.4%
Reference434.7%
Entertainment684.4%
E-commerce583.4%
Tech1541.3%
AI90%
Education200%
Finance160%
Government330%
Telecom50%

Popular sites that block MistralAI-Index (40)

  1. facebook.com Social
  2. instagram.com Social
  3. twitter.com Social
  4. linkedin.com Social
  5. netflix.com Entertainment
  6. x.com Social
  7. pinterest.com Social
  8. reddit.com Social
  9. flickr.com Other
  10. meraki.com Tech
  11. imdb.com Reference
  12. reuters.com News & media
  13. weibo.com Social
  14. trustpilot.com Other
  15. wsj.com News & media
  16. sohu.com Tech
  17. threads.com Social
  18. lemonde.fr News & media
  19. fb.com Other
  20. disneyplus.com Entertainment
  21. people.com News & media
  22. academia.edu Reference
  23. investopedia.com News & media
  24. amap.com Travel
  25. emag.ro E-commerce
  26. actu.fr News & media
  27. tjk.org Other
  28. aka.ms Other
  29. sportfilm800.com News & media
  30. rocketmoney.dev Other
  31. qcloud.com Other
  32. blackhub.team Other
  33. adrta.com Other
  34. marketwatch.com E-commerce
  35. merkur.de Other
  36. hulu.com Entertainment
  37. lnkd.in Other
  38. sogou.com Other
  39. salesforceliveagent.com Other
  40. sedoparking.com Other

Sites that block MistralAI-Index on some paths (1)

  1. leboncoin.fr E-commerce

Trend

The daily series for MistralAI-Index starts on 2026-10-01; a trend appears here as days accumulate.

Latest changes

Block or allow MistralAI-Index

User-agent: MistralAI-Index
Disallow: /

Replace Disallow: / with Allow: / to let it in. A site that blocks training crawlers but wants to be cited in AI answers usually keeps the search and user-triggered crawlers allowed.

FAQ

How many websites block MistralAI-Index?
As of 2026-10-01, 40 of the 853 popular websites whose robots.txt we could read (4.7%) block MistralAI-Index, Mistral's AI search crawler, on the home page; 1 more block it on some paths. Among the top 100 sites: 10.8%.
What is MistralAI-Index?
MistralAI-Index is Mistral's AI search crawler: it indexes pages so an AI search product can find and cite them. It is the #23 most blocked of the 29 AI crawlers in the index.
How do I block MistralAI-Index in robots.txt?
Add these lines to https://<your-site>/robots.txt: "User-agent: MistralAI-Index" followed by "Disallow: /". To allow it, use "Allow: /" instead. Well-behaved crawlers read robots.txt before fetching pages; firewall rules are needed to stop crawlers that ignore it.
How do I check whether my site blocks MistralAI-Index?
Use the free AI crawler checker at tools.yukai.uk/free/ai-crawler-checker: it shows the status of MistralAI-Index and 28 other AI crawlers with the exact robots.txt rule.

Other AI crawlers

Also from Mistral: MistralAI-User (8.4%), MistralAI-Training (4.7%).