- `[2026-07-08]` **Mistral3 + vLLM tokenizer/vision traps (serve `MS3.2-24b`, vLLM 0.24).** (a) HF `tokenizer.json`
  for Mistral = **GARBAGE output** — the card's "use the official Mistral tokenizer" warning is REAL; must use the
  `tekken.json`/mistral tokenizer. (b) BUT `--tokenizer-mode mistral` + vision **CRASHES** (`Failed to apply
  PixtralProcessor on {'text': '[IMG]'}`; and with tekken.json present in auto mode, `CachedMistralCommonBackend has
  no attribute is_fast`). So it's **mistral-tokenizer OR vision, not both** on this vLLM. Text-only + mistral
  tokenizer serves clean (`--limit-mm-per-prompt '{"image": 0}'`). **GGUF/llama.cpp avoids all of this** (native
  mistral tokenizer + vision).