North Mini Code is Cohere's first agentic coding model and the debut of its North family. A sparse mixture-of-experts model with 30B total parameters and 3B active, it is optimized...
Model details →Cohere: North Mini Code (free) vs Mistral: Mistral Small 4
Cohere: North Mini Code (free) and Mistral: Mistral Small 4 are evenly matched on 6 axes — pick the one whose provider, latency, or licensing fits your stack.
Mistral Small 4 is the next major release in the Mistral Small family, unifying the capabilities of several flagship Mistral models into a single system. It combines strong reasoning from...
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Cohere: North Mini Code (free) | Mistral: Mistral Small 4 | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 256K | 262K | 🏆 Mistral: Mistral Small 4 |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.00 | $0.15 | 🏆 Cohere: North Mini Code (free) |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $0.00 | $0.60 | 🏆 Cohere: North Mini Code (free) |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | Yes | 🏆 Mistral: Mistral Small 4 |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Cohere: North Mini Code (free) better than Mistral: Mistral Small 4?
Cohere: North Mini Code (free) and Mistral: Mistral Small 4 are evenly matched on 6 axes — pick the one whose provider, latency, or licensing fits your stack.
What's the price difference between Cohere: North Mini Code (free) and Mistral: Mistral Small 4?
Input: $0.00 vs $0.15 per 1M tokens. Output: $0.00 vs $0.60 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Cohere: North Mini Code (free) and Mistral: Mistral Small 4 support?
Cohere: North Mini Code (free) supports up to 256K tokens. Mistral: Mistral Small 4 supports up to 262K tokens.
Do both Cohere: North Mini Code (free) and Mistral: Mistral Small 4 support tool calling?
Cohere: North Mini Code (free): yes. Mistral: Mistral Small 4: yes.
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