North Mini Code
Jun 2026
North Mini CodeCompare inon
North Mini Code measured on 11 of 109 Chat & Knowledge benchmarks11
BenchmarkByScoreRank
Overall1
Knowledge4
Science2
Health & law1
Documents2
Legacy · saturated or no longer reported1
No benchmark matches
—per task?
free API onlyprice
66 tok/sfirst token in 0.5 s?
256Kcontext
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
BetterGPT-6 Lunalow×4.3—$0.005Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3
OpenQwen3.8 27Bxhigh×5.1—$1.15max_tokens range · QwenCloud+4BetterGPT-5.6 Lunalow×3.5—$0.01
BetterClaude Haiku 5.5low×2.7—$0.024Remove sampling parameters+5BetterGPT-5 Minihigh×2—$0.053ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
Nothing here yet.
ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
GPT-6 Lunalow×4.3—$0.005Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3GPT-5.6 Lunalow×3.5—$0.01Claude Haiku 5.5low×2.7—$0.024Remove sampling parameters+5GPT-5 Minihigh×2—$0.053
Muse Glimmer 30BhighOpen×4.5—$0.058Context: 256K → 131KModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
Qwen3.8 27BxhighOpen×5.1—$1.15max_tokens range · QwenCloud+4Muse Glimmer 30BhighOpen×4.5—$0.058Context: 256K → 131KQwen3.6 27BthinkingOpen×2.4—$0.62
Ling 3.0 TinyOpen×2.3——Qwen3.6 35B A3BthinkingOpensame—$0.48Memory (4-bit): 18 GB → 22 GBModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
Command A+thinkingOpen-62%—$0.30 / $1.50Context: 256K → 128K+1Tiny Aya GlobalOpenn/a——Context: 256K → 8K+1Command Anon-thinkingOpenn/a—$2.50 / $10Memory (4-bit): 18 GB → 67 GBCommand R (08-2024)unstatedOpenn/a—$0.15 / $0.60Context: 256K → 128K+1Command R+ (08-2024)unstatedOpenn/a—$2.50 / $10Context: 256K → 128K+1Command R+Openn/a——Context: 256K → 128K+1Command ROpenn/a——Context: 256K → 128K+1All Cohere models →Run it yourself
estimateFits on✗ 8 GB (phone, laptop)✗ 16 GB✓ 24 GB GPU · compressed✓ 48 GB GPU · 8-bit✓ 80 GB GPU · full quality
LicenceApache-2.0free for commercial use
Benchmarks
in Chat & KnowledgeAA Intelligence Index 4.3.29.9#211
AA Omniscience Index-48.6#205
AA Omniscience · Accuracy18.9#169
Humanity's Last Exam11.1#175
GPQA Diamond75.7#149
AA-LCR (long context) 1.137.3#208
IFBench (instructions)57.6#93
CritPt (physics)0.3#151
GDP.pdf · AA all-pass1.8#109
MLCR-AA4.4#84
FAQ
How much does North Mini Code cost?›
There is no per-unit API price: free API only.
Is North Mini Code free to use?›
Yes, there is a free API option.
How good is North Mini Code, and what is it best at?›
#174 of 336 in Chat & Knowledge, #65 of 134 in Coding, #107 of 135 in Agents & Tool Use, #93 of 245 in Writing & Language, #109 of 135 in Vision & Documents.
Is North Mini Code better than Qwen3.6 35B A3B?›
On MLCR-AA, North Mini Code scores 4.4 vs 5 — about the same.
What is the context window of North Mini Code?›
256K tokens, with up to 64K output tokens.
When was North Mini Code released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-06-09. It is the current version in its line.
Is North Mini Code open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run North Mini Code locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
Can North Mini Code read images?›
No, it accepts text only.
What is North Mini Code?›
North Mini Code is an open-weights language model from Cohere, released Jun 2026.
What are the best alternatives to North Mini Code?›
GPT-6 Luna (better), Qwen3.8 27B (open weights).