North Mini Code (free)
CodingToolsCohere · Released June 2026
North Mini Code is Cohere's first agentic coding model and the debut of its North family.
It belongs to Cohere's catalog — the Command family, now led by Command A+, and the newer North line — focused on enterprise retrieval, tool use and multilingual text.
Facts and pricing
- Provider
- Cohere
- Context window
- 256K tokens
- Input price
- 0 credits / 1M tokens ($0 raw)
- Output price
- 0 credits / 1M tokens ($0 raw)
- Vision (image input)
- No
- Tool calling
- Yes
- Extended reasoning
- No
Credits are what Zeplik bills: 1 credit = $0.10, computed from the raw provider rate with a 1.20x margin. Raw prices shown per 1M tokens.
What North Mini Code (free) is best for
- Writing, reviewing and refactoring code; agentic coding workflows
- Long documents: the 256K-token window holds lengthy reports, contracts or papers whole
- Tool use and agents: reliably calls functions, so it can search, run skills and drive workflows
Example prompts
Prompts that suit a coding model like North Mini Code (free):
- Refactor this function to be testable and write the tests
- Explain what this regex does and rewrite it to be readable
- Design a database schema for a multi-tenant invoicing app
- Review this pull request diff for correctness and edge cases
Cohere family
| Model | Context | Input cr/M | Output cr/M | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Command A+ | 192K | 3.6 | 18.0 | September 2026 |
| North Mini Code (free) | 256K | 0 | 0 | June 2026 |
| Command A | 256K | 30.0 | 120 | March 2025 |
| Command R7B (12-2024) | 128K | 0.45 | 1.8 | December 2024 |
| Command R (08-2024) | 128K | 1.8 | 7.2 | August 2024 |
| Command R+ (08-2024) | 128K | 30.0 | 120 | August 2024 |
Model comparisons
- Claude Opus 5.5 vs Claude Opus 5
- Claude Opus 5.5 vs GPT-6 Astra
- Claude Opus 5.5 vs GPT-6 Sol
- Claude Opus 5.5 vs Claude Sonnet 5
Frequently asked questions
- What is North Mini Code (free)?
- North Mini Code (free) is an AI model by Cohere. North Mini Code is Cohere's first agentic coding model and the debut of its North family.
- How much does North Mini Code (free) cost on Zeplik?
- Input tokens cost 0 credits per million and output tokens 0 credits per million (1 credit = $0.10; the raw provider rates are $0 and $0 per million). New accounts start with free credits.
- How long can a conversation with North Mini Code (free) be?
- North Mini Code (free) has a 256K-token context window (256,000 tokens), which covers the conversation plus any documents you attach.
- Does North Mini Code (free) support images and tools?
- North Mini Code (free) is text-only and supports tool calling.
Related models
Command A+ is Cohere's flagship model for enterprise agentic workflows.
Command A is an open-weights 111B parameter model with a 256k context window focused on delivering great performance across agentic, multilingual, and coding use cases.
Command R7B (12-2024) is a small, fast update of the Command R+ model, delivered in December 2024.
command-r-08-2024 is an update of the [Command R](/models/cohere/command-r) with improved performance for multilingual retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and tool use.
Ripple-65B-Preview by ricursiveAI, a 65B model with native tool calling, served in BF16.
More you can do with North Mini Code (free)
- 468 AI skillsReady-to-run expert methods for writing, data, code and more, each running on North Mini Code (free) or any model you pick.
- 997 integrationsConnect Gmail, Slack, GitHub, Notion and hundreds more so the assistant can work in your apps.
- Simple pricingPlus, Pro and Max plans with a monthly credit allowance that works across every model.