Model Comparison
North Mini Code
vs. Solar Mini
Comparing 2 AI models · 8 benchmarks · Cohere, Upstage
Recommended Pick
Co North Mini Code 7 metric wins Strongest on: Input price, Output price, Throughput
Lowest Price
North Mini Code
$0.00/1M input price
Best Reasoning
North Mini Code
37.7 reasoning score
Blends available reasoning benchmarks
Best for Coding
North Mini Code
33.4 coding index
Composite Indices
Higher is better; speed and price are normalized
Standard Benchmarks
Only benchmarks with data are shown
Differences That Matter
Price gap
North Mini Code is ∞x cheaper on input tokens than Solar Mini.
Speed gap
North Mini Code generates about 2.4x as many tokens per second as Solar Mini.
Reasoning gap
North Mini Code leads Solar Mini by 15.2 points on reasoning.
Top-pick rationale
North Mini Code wins 7 measurable categories, including Input price, Output price, Throughput, TTFT.
Response Face-Off
Run one prompt through the selected models and compare response quality with live speed and cost context.
North Mini Code
Cohere
TTFT
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Time
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tok/s
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Tokens
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Cost
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Solar Mini
Upstage
TTFT
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Time
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tok/s
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Tokens
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Cost
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Which answer was more useful?
Full Comparison
| Metric | Top Pick Co North Mini Code | Up Solar Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing per 1M tokens | ||
| Input Cost | $0.00/1M | $0.15/1M |
| Output Cost | $0.00/1M | $0.15/1M |
| Blended (3:1) | — | $0.15/1M |
| Specifications | ||
| Organization | Cohere | Upstage |
| Release Date | Jun 9, 2026 | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Performance & Speed | ||
| Throughput | 187.6 tok/s | 77.2 tok/s |
| TTFT | 184ms | 985ms |
| Latency | 10846ms | 985ms |
| Composite Indices | ||
| Value Score | — | 100.0 |
| Reasoning Score | 37.7 | 22.5 |
| Intelligence | 27.6 | 11.9 |
| Coding | 33.4 | — |
| Standard Benchmarks | ||
| GPQA | 75.7% | — |
| HLE | 9.9% | — |
| MATH 500 | — | 33.1% |
| SciCode | 38.2% | — |
| LCR | 32.3% | — |
| IFBench | 57.6% | — |
| TAU-bench v2 | 37.4% | 20.2% |
| TerminalBench Hard | 31.1% | — |
Key Takeaways
North Mini Code offers the best value at $0.00/1M, making it ideal for high-volume applications and cost-conscious projects.
North Mini Code has the strongest reasoning profile with a 37.7 reasoning score, combining the available reasoning-heavy benchmarks.
North Mini Code reaches a 33.4 coding index, making it the top choice for software development and code generation tasks.
All models support context windows of ∞+ tokens, suitable for processing lengthy documents and maintaining extended conversations.
When to Choose Each Model
North Mini Code
- Cost-sensitive applications
- High-volume processing
- Complex reasoning tasks
- Research & analysis
- Code generation
- Software development
Solar Mini
- General-purpose AI
- Versatile applications
