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North Mini Code vs granite 4.2 30b

North Mini Code (Cohere) and granite 4.2 30b (IBM Granite) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 9 September 2026

As of 9 September 2026, granite 4.2 30b holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#126 vs #127); and North Mini Code offers the longer context window (256K vs 131K tokens).

Which should you choose?

Choose North Mini Code if…

  • you need the longer context window — 256K tokens against 131K.
  • you want provider choice — 1 listed API providers against 0.
  • AA Terminal-Bench 2.1 is your yardstick — 35.6% against 26.6%.

Choose granite 4.2 30b if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #126 against #127 (32.5 vs 32.2 points).
  • AA Humanity's Last Exam is your yardstick — 11.2% against 11.1%.
  • you want the more recently listed model — granite 4.2 30b was listed 7 August 2026, North Mini Code 17 June 2026.

North Mini Code vs granite 4.2 30b: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of North Mini Code and granite 4.2 30b
FieldNorth Mini CodeCoheregranite 4.2 30bIBM Granite
ModelCap Index position#127#126
Index score32.232.5
EvidenceEstimatedMeasured
Input price / 1M tokensFreeUnlisted
Output price / 1M tokensFreeUnlisted
Context window256K tokens131K tokens
Max output tokens64K—
API providers listed10
Weight accessOpen weightsOpen weights
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed17 June 20267 August 2026
PublisherCohereIBM Granite

Evidence: 3 reported rows against measured corpus ladders (55%); publisher-corpus-prior over 182 held-out anchors (45%); shrunk 14.4 toward the measured corpus · 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: North Mini Code vs granite 4.2 30b

Public benchmark boards where North Mini Code or granite 4.2 30b has a published result
BoardNorth Mini Codegranite 4.2 30bLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)—13961375–1417Only one result
AA Terminal-Bench 2.1Artificial Analysis35.6%terminal-bench:2.1:terminus-2:e2b:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="North Mini Code":reasoning=true26.6%terminal-bench:2.1:terminus-2:e2b:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="Granite 4.2 30B":reasoning=trueNorth Mini Code
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis37.4%tau2:telecom:dual-control:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="North Mini Code":reasoning=true—Only one result
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis11.1%hle:may-2025:text-only-2158:no-tools:pass-at-1:source-model="North Mini Code":reasoning=true11.2%hle:may-2025:text-only-2158:no-tools:pass-at-1:source-model="Granite 4.2 30B":reasoning=truegranite 4.2 30b

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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North Mini Code vs granite 4.2 30b: common questions

Is North Mini Code better than granite 4.2 30b?

granite 4.2 30b ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 9 September 2026: #126 against #127. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it. Their published uncertainty intervals overlap, so the rank difference alone does not establish a reliable capability advantage for your workload.

Is North Mini Code cheaper than granite 4.2 30b?

At least one of the two has no listed API price on ModelCap right now, so no price comparison is made.

Which has the bigger context window, North Mini Code or granite 4.2 30b?

North Mini Code has the larger context window: 256K tokens against 131K.

Which is better for coding, North Mini Code or granite 4.2 30b?

AA Terminal-Bench 2.1: North Mini Code 35.6%, granite 4.2 30b 26.6% — North Mini Code leads.

Are North Mini Code and granite 4.2 30b open-weight models?

North Mini Code: Open weights. granite 4.2 30b: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run North Mini Code and granite 4.2 30b?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for North Mini Code and 0 for granite 4.2 30b, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this North Mini Code vs granite 4.2 30b comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 9 September 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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