diff --git a/src/strands/models/mistral.py b/src/strands/models/mistral.py
index f44a11d30..7c9f6fbbd 100644
--- a/src/strands/models/mistral.py
+++ b/src/strands/models/mistral.py
@@ -9,8 +9,14 @@
 from collections.abc import AsyncGenerator, Iterable
 from typing import Any, TypeVar
 
-import mistralai
 from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+# Support both mistralai v1.x and v2.x import paths.
+# v2.0 moved the client class from mistralai.Mistral to mistralai.client.Mistral.
+try:
+    from mistralai.client import Mistral as MistralClient  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+except ImportError:
+    from mistralai import Mistral as MistralClient
 from typing_extensions import TypedDict, Unpack, override
 
 from ..types.content import ContentBlock, Messages
@@ -434,7 +440,7 @@ async def stream(
             logger.debug("got response from model")
             if not self.config.get("stream", True):
                 # Use non-streaming API
-                async with mistralai.Mistral(**self.client_args) as client:
+                async with MistralClient(**self.client_args) as client:
                     response = await client.chat.complete_async(**request)
                     for event in self._handle_non_streaming_response(response):
                         yield self.format_chunk(event)
@@ -442,7 +448,7 @@ async def stream(
                 return
 
             # Use the streaming API
-            async with mistralai.Mistral(**self.client_args) as client:
+            async with MistralClient(**self.client_args) as client:
                 stream_response = await client.chat.stream_async(**request)
 
                 yield self.format_chunk({"chunk_type": "message_start"})
@@ -535,7 +541,7 @@ async def structured_output(
         formatted_request["tool_choice"] = "any"
         formatted_request["parallel_tool_calls"] = False
 
-        async with mistralai.Mistral(**self.client_args) as client:
+        async with MistralClient(**self.client_args) as client:
             response = await client.chat.complete_async(**formatted_request)
 
         if response.choices and response.choices[0].message.tool_calls:
diff --git a/tests/strands/models/test_mistral.py b/tests/strands/models/test_mistral.py
index 57189748e..f2220835a 100644
--- a/tests/strands/models/test_mistral.py
+++ b/tests/strands/models/test_mistral.py
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
+import importlib
 import logging
 import unittest.mock
 
 import pydantic
 import pytest
 
-import strands
+import strands.models.mistral as mistral_module
 from strands.models.mistral import MistralModel
 from strands.types.exceptions import ModelThrottledException
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def mistral_client():
-    with unittest.mock.patch.object(strands.models.mistral.mistralai, "Mistral") as mock_client_cls:
+    with unittest.mock.patch("strands.models.mistral.MistralClient") as mock_client_cls:
         mock_client = unittest.mock.AsyncMock()
         mock_client_cls.return_value.__aenter__.return_value = mock_client
         yield mock_client
@@ -679,3 +680,42 @@ def test_format_request_filters_location_source_document(model, caplog):
     user_content = formatted_messages[0]["content"]
     assert user_content == "analyze this document"
     assert "Location sources are not supported by Mistral" in caplog.text
+
+
+def test_mistral_client_import_v2():
+    """Test that MistralClient resolves from mistralai.client.Mistral (v2.x import path)."""
+    mock_client_cls = unittest.mock.MagicMock(name="MistralClientV2")
+    mock_client_module = unittest.mock.MagicMock()
+    mock_client_module.Mistral = mock_client_cls
+
+    with unittest.mock.patch.dict("sys.modules", {"mistralai.client": mock_client_module}):
+        importlib.reload(mistral_module)
+
+        actual_client = mistral_module.MistralClient
+        exp_client = mock_client_cls
+
+        assert actual_client is exp_client
+        assert actual_client is not None
+
+    # Restore original module state
+    importlib.reload(mistral_module)
+
+
+def test_mistral_client_import_v1_fallback():
+    """Test that MistralClient falls back to mistralai.Mistral when mistralai.client is unavailable (v1.x path)."""
+    mock_client_cls = unittest.mock.MagicMock(name="MistralClientV1")
+    mock_mistralai = unittest.mock.MagicMock()
+    mock_mistralai.Mistral = mock_client_cls
+
+    # Setting a module to None in sys.modules causes ImportError on import
+    with unittest.mock.patch.dict("sys.modules", {"mistralai.client": None, "mistralai": mock_mistralai}):
+        importlib.reload(mistral_module)
+
+        actual_client = mistral_module.MistralClient
+        exp_client = mock_client_cls
+
+        assert actual_client is exp_client
+        assert actual_client is not None
+
+    # Restore original module state
+    importlib.reload(mistral_module)