Cohere: North Mini Code
North Mini Code is a reasoning model from Cohere released on Jun 9, 2026. It reads text and writes text, with a 256K token context window and up to 64K tokens per reply.
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It costs $0 per million input tokens and $0 per million output tokens.
It supports tool calling and structured JSON output, and its weights are open, so you can host it yourself.
On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index it scores 9.9, which places it at number 40 among the 43 models I track with independent scores.
- Modalities
- In / out price
- $0 / $0 per 1M
- Context
- 256K
- Max output
- 64K
- Released
- Jun 9, 2026
- Knowledge cutoff
- Sep 2025
- Tool calling
- Structured output
- Reasoning
- Prompt caching
- Open weights
- Free to use
North Mini Code pricing
USD, as listed on Oct 15, 2026. Most bills are input heavy, so the cached input rate matters as much as the headline price.
| Input | $0 / 1M tokens | |
|---|---|---|
| Output | $0 / 1M tokens |
What North Mini Code costs per month
Pick a workload close to yours or type your own volumes.
Independent benchmarks
Measured by third parties, not reported by Cohere. Each links to its source and shows the date I checked it.
A composite of 10 independent evaluations (agents 30%, coding 20%, scientific reasoning 20%, general 30%), run by Artificial Analysis on each model, version 4.3.2.
Artificial Analysis, checked Oct 10, 2026
Median output tokens per second measured by Artificial Analysis on the provider API, for the same model setting as its index score.
Artificial Analysis, checked Oct 10, 2026
Benchmarks Cohere reports (1)
Labs pick their own settings and harnesses, so compare these only within one lab.
Supported request parameters
What you can set when you call North Mini Code through an OpenAI compatible API.
- Tools
tools - Structured outputs
structured_outputs - Reasoning
reasoning - Temperature
temperature
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North Mini Code questions
How much does the North Mini Code API cost?
$0 per million input tokens and $0 per million output tokens. The estimator on this page turns that into a monthly bill for your own workload.
What is the context window of North Mini Code?
256,000 tokens of input, and it can write up to 64,000 tokens in one reply. As a rough guide, a million tokens is around 750,000 English words.
Does North Mini Code support tool calling?
Yes. It accepts tool definitions and can return JSON that matches a schema, which is what an agent needs to call your APIs.
Is North Mini Code open source?
Its weights are published, so you can run it on your own hardware or a cloud of your choice. Read the license before commercial use.
When was North Mini Code released?
Jun 9, 2026, with training data up to Sep 2025.
How good is North Mini Code compared with other models?
It scores 9.9 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. Benchmarks are a shortlist, not a verdict: test the top two or three candidates on your own tasks before you commit.
Catalog data from models.dev (MIT licensed), refreshed daily, last on Oct 15, 2026. Independent scores from my hand checked rankings, sources linked above. The summary is written from these facts.
Building on North Mini Code?
I test your real tasks on it and the two closest alternatives, then ship the agent on whichever wins on cost and accuracy.
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