Cohere: North Mini Code (free)
Analysis Summary
Cohere North Mini Code is a free coding-oriented model with a 256K context window, tool use, and function calling. Its measured coding capability supports code completion, routine debugging, and repository assistance, while the large context can accommodate substantial technical documentation or multi-file tasks. The text-only modality keeps the use case focused on software and language workflows.
Free access makes it attractive for experimentation, internal developer tools, and high-volume coding support. Its very low agentic performance is a clear constraint, so it should not independently execute long tool chains or make consequential workflow decisions. Design for Online could test North Mini Code as a low-cost coding assistant, but production agents and client-critical engineering tasks should use a model with stronger multi-step reliability.
Assessed August 9, 2026
Editorial notes
North Mini Code is a free, 256K-context coding model with tool use and function calling, but its low agentic result limits confidence for autonomous workflows.
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DFO Verdict
North Mini Code is a free, 256K-context coding model with tool use and function calling, but its low agentic result limits confidence for autonomous workflows.
How Cohere: North Mini Code (free) compares
Cohere: North Mini Code (free) ranks #169 of 420 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #93 of 193 for coding, #131 of 175 for agentic tasks. Its 256K-token context window is larger than 62% of the models we list. Cohere: North Mini Code (free) is currently free to use via OpenRouter.
Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.
1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.
Strongest on business fit. The pulled-in value corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.
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North Mini Code is Cohere's first agentic coding model and the debut of its North family. A sparse mixture-of-experts model with 30B total parameters and 3B active, it is optimized..
Frequently asked questions about Cohere: North Mini Code (free)
How much does Cohere: North Mini Code (free) cost?
Cohere: North Mini Code (free) is currently available for free via OpenRouter.
What is the context window of Cohere: North Mini Code (free)?
Cohere: North Mini Code (free) has a context window of 256,000 tokens (256K).
Is Cohere: North Mini Code (free) good for coding?
On our coding benchmark index, Cohere: North Mini Code (free) ranks #93 of 193 models, placing it in the broader range of the field for code generation and debugging.
What can Cohere: North Mini Code (free) do?
Cohere: North Mini Code (free) supports tool use and function calling.
Who created Cohere: North Mini Code (free)?
Cohere: North Mini Code (free) is developed by Cohere and was released on June 17, 2026.
