LLM Reference

North Models by Cohere

CohereApache 2.0Open source
1 model2026Up to 256k ctx

Last refreshed 2026-06-10. Next refresh: weekly.

Details

ResearcherCohere
LicenseApache 2.0OSI-approved
Commercial useCommercial use: permitted
Models1
Released2026
Max context256k

Capabilities

ReasoningAll models
JSON / Tool useAll models
Structured OutputsAll models

Links

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About

Cohere's North family is a next-generation open-weights model line focused on agentic and developer-facing tasks. North-Mini-Code-1.0 is the inaugural member, using a sparse mixture-of-experts architecture optimized for code generation, agentic software engineering, and terminal-based workflows.

Decision facts

Best fit
codecodingagents
Capability starting point
North Mini Code 1.0 with 256k context and reasoning, JSON / Tool use, and structured outputs
Lowest tracked input
Not tracked
Closest related family
Command

Current Variants

Use-when guidance is based on each model's tracked capabilities, context window, release date, and replacement status.

1 in view

Use when the workload needs code, 256k context, and reasoning.

2026-06code256k contextreasoning

Release Timeline

1 release group
2026-06
1 current
North Mini Code 1.0
code256k contextreasoning
Current

Specifications(1 models)

North model specifications comparison
ModelReleasedContextParametersReasoningJSON / Tool useStructured Outputs
North Mini Code 1.02026-06256k30B (MoE, 3B active)YesYesYes

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