Developed by Cohere, north-mini-code-free is the debut model of the North family and Cohere's first agentic coding model. This sparse mixture-of-experts model features 30B total parameters and 3B active parameters, designed and optimized for high performance. With an expansive context length of 256,000 tokens, it is well-suited for handling complex developer workflows and large codebases.
North Mini Code (free) vs Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Context lengths are 256,000 tokens on North Mini Code (free) and 983,616 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview.
Qwen 3.8 Max Preview(Qwen3.8-Max-Preview) is the latest-generation foundation model in the Qwen family, packing 2.4T parameters and still evolving. Compared with the previous flagship Qwen 3.7 Max, it delivers major gains in core capabilities like Coding and Cowork (professional productivity), with world-leading performance on complex, long-horizon tasks such as full-stack development, data analysis, and Office workflows. Launch offer: Credits are consumed at just 20% of the standard rate, effectively 5× your usage. Limited time only.
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FAQ
How large is each context window?
North Mini Code (free) accepts 256,000 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts 983,616 input tokens.
What inputs and capabilities does each model support?
North Mini Code (free) accepts text input and supports reasoning, tool calling and long context; Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts text and image input and supports tool calling, function calling, structured outputs, web search, long context and thinking.
Can I call North Mini Code (free) and Qwen3.8 Max Preview with the same API key?
Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.
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