# Arete-27B vs North Mini Code 1.0 (slim)

> North Mini Code 1.0 scores 61 (C) to Arete-27B's 55.1 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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North Mini Code 1.0 scores 61 (C) on agent readiness against Arete-27B's 55.1 (C), and leads in 3 of 4 scored categories. Arete-27B leads on documentation and upkeep. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Arete-27B: C 55.1, rank #123 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/arete-27b.min.md
- North Mini Code 1.0: C 61, rank #80 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/north-mini-code-1-0.min.md
- Arete-27B, good for Agents that want Qwen3.8-27B's coding and tool use without its handling of politically sensitive topics, on a 24 GB card or a 128 GB machine Ahead on Documentation and upkeep, 63 against 36.
- North Mini Code 1.0, good for Developers who want a coding agent on their own GPU with a permissive licence Ahead on Reach, 85 against 50; Risk, 60 against 55; Agent interface, 85 against 60.

| Category | Arete-27B | North Mini Code 1.0 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 50 | 85 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 60 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 60 | 85 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 63 | 36 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Arete-27B | North Mini Code 1.0 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Nous Research | Cohere |
| Last release | 2026-11-06 | 2026-07-29 |

Why the edge:
- Reach, North Mini Code 1.0 +35: Arete-27B 50 (Memory 10, the only build from Nous Research is the 54.7 GB BF16 release, which needs about 66 GB and fits the reference machine.); North Mini Code 1.0 85 (Memory 25, the smallest build from Cohere is the w4a16 repository, 19.38 GB, and 19.38 GB × 1.2 = 23.3 GB, within 24 GB.)
- Documentation and upkeep, Arete-27B +27: Arete-27B 63 (Model card 8, no limitations, context length, languages or cut-off.); North Mini Code 1.0 36 (Model card 11, Intended use, the architecture, the parameters and the context are on the card.)
- Agent interface, North Mini Code 1.0 +25: Arete-27B 60 (Chat template 20, a Jinja file in the repository.); North Mini Code 1.0 85 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository (12,397 characters).)
- Risk, North Mini Code 1.0 +5: Arete-27B 55 (File safety 25, safetensors only and no remote code.); North Mini Code 1.0 60 (File safety 25, safetensors only, no .bin, .pt or .pth files and no Python in the repository.)