North Mini Code
Jun 2026
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Benchmarks of North Mini Code20
BenchmarkByScoreRank
Overall1
Knowledge4
Science3
Coding3
Agents4
Health & law1
Documents2
Legacy · saturated or no longer reported2
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—per task?
free API onlyprice
66 tok/sfirst token in 0.5 s?
256Kcontext
Ranking?
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
BetterGPT OSS 20BhighOpen+13%—$0.011Context: 256K → 131K
OpenNemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B+40%——Memory (4-bit): 18 GB → 19 GBBetterNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BthinkingOpen+24%—$0.017Context: 256K → 131K+1
BetterMiMo v2.5thinkingOpen+17%—$0.042Memory (4-bit): 18 GB → 186 GBBetterGPT-5 Minihigh+31%—$0.053ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
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ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
GPT OSS 20BhighOpen+13%—$0.011Context: 256K → 131KNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BthinkingOpen+24%—$0.017Context: 256K → 131K+1MiMo v2.5thinkingOpen+17%—$0.042Memory (4-bit): 18 GB → 186 GBGPT-5 Minihigh+31%—$0.053
Solar Pro 3high+24%—$0.058Context: 256K → 131KModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3BOpen+40%——Memory (4-bit): 18 GB → 19 GB
Gemma 4 31BthinkingOpen+31%—$0.10 / $0.34Memory (4-bit): 18 GB → 19 GB
Qwen 3.5 27BthinkingOpen+31%—$0.30 / $2.40Gemma 4 12BthinkingOpen+28%—$0.10 / $0.30Qwen 3.5 35B A3BthinkingOpen+26%—$0.25 / $2Memory (4-bit): 18 GB → 22 GBModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
Command A+thinkingOpen+28%—$0.30 / $1.50Context: 256K → 128K+1Command Anon-thinkingOpen-37%—$2.50 / $10Memory (4-bit): 18 GB → 67 GBTiny Aya GlobalOpen-65%——Context: 256K → 8K+1Command R7B (12-2024)Openn/a—$0.037 / $0.15Context: 256K → 128K+1Command 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
all categoriesChat & Knowledge
Humanity's Last Exam11.1#175
AA Omniscience Index-48.6#205
CritPt (physics)0.3#151
AA Intelligence Index 4.3.29.9#211
AA Omniscience · Accuracy18.9#169
AA-LCR (long context) 1.137.3#208
GDP.pdf · AA all-pass1.8#109
MLCR-AA4.4#84
GPQA Diamond75.7#149
Coding
Terminal-Bench 4.00.5#65
SciCode38.8#104
Terminal-Bench 2.135.6#91
Agents & Tool Use
AutomationBench-AA1.5#107
GDPval-AA (work tasks) 2.1310.7#114
τ³-Banking · AA6.4#107
AA-Briefcase 1.1 · Elo211.7#118
τ²-bench · AA37.4#131
Writing & Language
IFBench (instructions)57.6#93
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 Solar Open 100B?›
On IFBench (instructions), North Mini Code scores 57.6 vs 57.7 — 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 OSS 20B (better), Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B (open weights).