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North Mini Code vs Nemotron 3 Super

North Mini Code (Cohere) and Nemotron 3 Super (NVIDIA) 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 17 September 2026

As of 17 September 2026, North Mini Code holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#122 vs #125); North Mini Code is cheaper per output token (Free/1M vs $0.45/1M); Nemotron 3 Super offers the longer context window (262K vs 256K tokens); and North Mini Code ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose North Mini Code if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #122 against #125 (39.2 vs 38.7 points).
  • API cost matters — Free/1M output tokens against $0.45/1M.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost Free/1M against $0.08/1M.
  • you want to self-host: North Mini Code ships open weights while Nemotron 3 Super is restricted license.
  • you want the more recently listed model — North Mini Code was listed 17 June 2026, Nemotron 3 Super 11 March 2026.

Choose Nemotron 3 Super if…

  • you need the longer context window — 262K tokens against 256K.
  • you want provider choice — 2 listed API providers against 1.

North Mini Code vs Nemotron 3 Super: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of North Mini Code and Nemotron 3 Super
FieldNorth Mini CodeCohereNemotron 3 SuperNVIDIA
ModelCap Index position#122#125
Index score39.238.7
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokensFree$0.08
Output price / 1M tokensFree$0.45
Context window256K tokens262K tokens
Max output tokens64K236K
API providers listed12
Weight accessOpen weightsRestricted license
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed17 June 202611 March 2026
PublisherCohereNVIDIA

Evidence: 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board · 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 Nemotron 3 Super

Public benchmark boards where North Mini Code or Nemotron 3 Super has a published result
BoardNorth Mini CodeNemotron 3 SuperLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)14081395–1422Only one result
AA Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis9.9intelligence-index:v4.3:reasoning-unspecifiedOnly one result
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis37.4%tau2:telecom:dual-control:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="North Mini Code":reasoning=trueOnly 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=trueOnly one result

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 Nemotron 3 Super: common questions

Is North Mini Code better than Nemotron 3 Super?

North Mini Code ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 September 2026: #122 against #125. 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 Nemotron 3 Super?

North Mini Code is cheaper on output tokens: Free/1M against $0.45/1M. Input tokens are Free/1M for North Mini Code and $0.08/1M for Nemotron 3 Super. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens. For 1,000 requests with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each (2M input + 0.5M output), the listed-rate estimate is $0 for North Mini Code versus $0.39 for Nemotron 3 Super. North Mini Code costs 100.0% less in this scenario. This excludes caching, batch discounts, prompt-length tiers, tool charges and retries; verify the selected endpoint before budgeting.

Which has the bigger context window, North Mini Code or Nemotron 3 Super?

Nemotron 3 Super has the larger context window: 262K tokens against 256K.

Which is better for coding, North Mini Code or Nemotron 3 Super?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are North Mini Code and Nemotron 3 Super open-weight models?

North Mini Code: Open weights. Nemotron 3 Super: Restricted license. 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 Nemotron 3 Super?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for North Mini Code and 2 for Nemotron 3 Super, 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 Nemotron 3 Super comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 17 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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