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North Mini Code vs Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B

North Mini Code (Cohere) and Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (Qwen) 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 22 September 2026

As of 22 September 2026, North Mini Code holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#102 vs #103); North Mini Code is cheaper per output token (Free/1M vs $1.00/1M); and Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B offers the longer context window (262K vs 256K tokens).

Which should you choose?

Choose North Mini Code if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #102 against #103 (52.8 vs 52.3 points).
  • API cost matters — Free/1M output tokens against $1.00/1M.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost Free/1M against $0.30/1M.
  • AA Humanity's Last Exam is your yardstick — 11.1% against 4.5%.
  • you want the more recently listed model — North Mini Code was listed 17 June 2026, Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B 23 July 2025.

Choose Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B if…

  • you need the longer context window — 262K tokens against 256K.
  • you want provider choice — 5 listed API providers against 1.
  • AA τ²-Bench Telecom is your yardstick — 43.6% against 37.4%.

North Mini Code vs Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of North Mini Code and Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
FieldNorth Mini CodeCohereQwen3 Coder 480B A35BQwen
ModelCap Index position#102#103
Index score52.852.3
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokensFree$0.30
Output price / 1M tokensFree$1.00
Context window256K tokens262K tokens
Max output tokens64K66K
API providers listed15
Weight accessOpen weightsOpen weights
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed17 June 202623 July 2025
PublisherCohereQwen

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 Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B

Public benchmark boards where North Mini Code or Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B has a published result
BoardNorth Mini CodeQwen3 Coder 480B A35BLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)—14581449–1467Only one result
SWE-benchSWE-bench (Princeton / SWE-agent team)—55.4%Only one result
AA Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis9.9intelligence-index:v4.3:reasoning-unspecified—Only one result
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis37.4%tau2:telecom:dual-control:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="North Mini Code":reasoning=true43.6%tau2:telecom:dual-control:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct":reasoning=falseQwen3 Coder 480B A35B
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis11.1%hle:may-2025:text-only-2158:no-tools:pass-at-1:source-model="North Mini Code":reasoning=true4.5%hle:may-2025:text-only-2158:no-tools:pass-at-1:source-model="Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct":reasoning=falseNorth Mini Code

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 Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B: common questions

Is North Mini Code better than Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B?

North Mini Code ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 22 September 2026: #102 against #103. 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 Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B?

North Mini Code is cheaper on output tokens: Free/1M against $1.00/1M. Input tokens are Free/1M for North Mini Code and $0.30/1M for Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B. 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 $1.10 for Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B. 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 Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B?

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B has the larger context window: 262K tokens against 256K.

Which is better for coding, North Mini Code or Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B?

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 Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B open-weight models?

North Mini Code: Open weights. Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B: 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 Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for North Mini Code and 5 for Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B, 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 Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 22 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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