diff --git a/src/mistralai/async_client.py b/src/mistralai/async_client.py
index 3f1ffffb..710c9b49 100644
--- a/src/mistralai/async_client.py
+++ b/src/mistralai/async_client.py
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ async def chat(
         top_p: Optional[float] = None,
         random_seed: Optional[int] = None,
         safe_mode: bool = False,
+        safe_prompt: bool = False,
     ) -> ChatCompletionResponse:
         """A asynchronous chat endpoint that returns a single response.
 
@@ -145,7 +146,8 @@ async def chat(
             top_p (Optional[float], optional): the cumulative probability of tokens to generate, e.g. 0.9.
             Defaults to None.
             random_seed (Optional[int], optional): the random seed to use for sampling, e.g. 42. Defaults to None.
-            safe_mode (bool, optional): whether to use safe mode, e.g. true. Defaults to False.
+            safe_mode (bool, optional): deprecated, use safe_prompt instead. Defaults to False.
+            safe_prompt (bool, optional): whether to use safe prompt, e.g. true. Defaults to False.
 
         Returns:
             ChatCompletionResponse: a response object containing the generated text.
@@ -158,7 +160,7 @@ async def chat(
             top_p=top_p,
             random_seed=random_seed,
             stream=False,
-            safe_mode=safe_mode,
+            safe_prompt=safe_mode or safe_prompt,
         )
 
         single_response = self._request("post", request, "v1/chat/completions")
@@ -177,6 +179,7 @@ async def chat_stream(
         top_p: Optional[float] = None,
         random_seed: Optional[int] = None,
         safe_mode: bool = False,
+        safe_prompt: bool = False,
     ) -> AsyncGenerator[ChatCompletionStreamResponse, None]:
         """An Asynchronous chat endpoint that streams responses.
 
@@ -189,7 +192,8 @@ async def chat_stream(
             top_p (Optional[float], optional): the cumulative probability of tokens to generate, e.g. 0.9.
             Defaults to None.
             random_seed (Optional[int], optional): the random seed to use for sampling, e.g. 42. Defaults to None.
-            safe_mode (bool, optional): whether to use safe mode, e.g. true. Defaults to False.
+            safe_mode (bool, optional): deprecated, use safe_prompt instead. Defaults to False.
+            safe_prompt (bool, optional): whether to use safe prompt, e.g. true. Defaults to False.
 
         Returns:
             AsyncGenerator[ChatCompletionStreamResponse, None]:
@@ -204,7 +208,7 @@ async def chat_stream(
             top_p=top_p,
             random_seed=random_seed,
             stream=True,
-            safe_mode=safe_mode,
+            safe_prompt=safe_mode or safe_prompt,
         )
         async_response = self._request(
             "post", request, "v1/chat/completions", stream=True
diff --git a/src/mistralai/client.py b/src/mistralai/client.py
index 1f3837fa..365079d9 100644
--- a/src/mistralai/client.py
+++ b/src/mistralai/client.py
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ def chat(
         top_p: Optional[float] = None,
         random_seed: Optional[int] = None,
         safe_mode: bool = False,
+        safe_prompt: bool = False,
     ) -> ChatCompletionResponse:
         """A chat endpoint that returns a single response.
 
@@ -137,7 +138,8 @@ def chat(
             top_p (Optional[float], optional): the cumulative probability of tokens to generate, e.g. 0.9.
             Defaults to None.
             random_seed (Optional[int], optional): the random seed to use for sampling, e.g. 42. Defaults to None.
-            safe_mode (bool, optional): whether to use safe mode, e.g. true. Defaults to False.
+            safe_mode (bool, optional): deprecated, use safe_prompt instead. Defaults to False.
+            safe_prompt (bool, optional): whether to use safe prompt, e.g. true. Defaults to False.
 
         Returns:
             ChatCompletionResponse: a response object containing the generated text.
@@ -150,7 +152,7 @@ def chat(
             top_p=top_p,
             random_seed=random_seed,
             stream=False,
-            safe_mode=safe_mode,
+            safe_prompt=safe_mode or safe_prompt,
         )
 
         single_response = self._request("post", request, "v1/chat/completions")
@@ -169,6 +171,7 @@ def chat_stream(
         top_p: Optional[float] = None,
         random_seed: Optional[int] = None,
         safe_mode: bool = False,
+        safe_prompt: bool = False,
     ) -> Iterable[ChatCompletionStreamResponse]:
         """A chat endpoint that streams responses.
 
@@ -181,7 +184,8 @@ def chat_stream(
             top_p (Optional[float], optional): the cumulative probability of tokens to generate, e.g. 0.9.
             Defaults to None.
             random_seed (Optional[int], optional): the random seed to use for sampling, e.g. 42. Defaults to None.
-            safe_mode (bool, optional): whether to use safe mode, e.g. true. Defaults to False.
+            safe_mode (bool, optional): deprecated, use safe_prompt instead. Defaults to False.
+            safe_prompt (bool, optional): whether to use safe prompt, e.g. true. Defaults to False.
 
         Returns:
              Iterable[ChatCompletionStreamResponse]:
@@ -195,7 +199,7 @@ def chat_stream(
             top_p=top_p,
             random_seed=random_seed,
             stream=True,
-            safe_mode=safe_mode,
+            safe_prompt=safe_mode or safe_prompt,
         )
 
         response = self._request("post", request, "v1/chat/completions", stream=True)
diff --git a/src/mistralai/client_base.py b/src/mistralai/client_base.py
index b6d1c488..f6ab4354 100644
--- a/src/mistralai/client_base.py
+++ b/src/mistralai/client_base.py
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ def _make_chat_request(
         top_p: Optional[float] = None,
         random_seed: Optional[int] = None,
         stream: Optional[bool] = None,
-        safe_mode: Optional[bool] = False,
+        safe_prompt: Optional[bool] = False,
     ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         request_data: Dict[str, Any] = {
             "model": model,
             "messages": [msg.model_dump() for msg in messages],
-            "safe_prompt": safe_mode,
+            "safe_prompt": safe_prompt,
         }
         if temperature is not None:
             request_data["temperature"] = temperature