North Mini Code Pricing, Benchmarks & Channels
North Mini Code is a 2026-06-09 model from Cohere featuring a 256K context window and extended reasoning capabilities. Lowest rate on Cohere Official ($0 in / $0 out per 1M tokens).
Input Price / 1M
$0
Output Price / 1M
$0
Cache Read / 1M
$0
Context Window
256K
Generation Speed
70 TPS
Access Grade
A · Global
F.A.R.E. Four-Dimension Score Breakdown
Scenario Capability Breakdown (0–100):
💻 Coding
70/100
✍️ Writing
70/100
📚 Long-Doc RAG
76/100
👁️ Vision OCR
Text-only
F.A.R.E. CAPABILITY RADAR
North Mini Code Multi-Platform Price Comparison (3 Verified Channels)
All prices are in USD per 1M tokens. Domestic developers can prioritize channels marked "Direct in CN" for compliant access and local billing.
| Platform / Gateway | Network Access | Input ($/1M) | Output ($/1M) | Cache Hit ($/1M) | Billing & Notes | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cohere Official Lowest Price | Global Network | $0 | $0 | $0 | Free tier endpoint | Visit Official → |
| OpenRouter | Direct in CN | $0 | $0 | $0 | Free tier endpoint | Visit Official → |
| OpenRouter Free Tier (:free) | Direct in CN | $0 | $0 | $0 | OpenRouter Free Endpoint (:free) | Visit Official → |
✅ Core Strengths & Ideal Workloads
- Ultra-low token cost, ideal for high-volume batch workloads
- Open weights available for private self-hosting (~20GB VRAM at INT4)
⚠️ Limitations & Practical Caveats
- Enterprise RAG and multilingual specialist (Command A Plus and North series).
- Extended thinking generates internal reasoning tokens (~1.8x output multiplier)