# Darwin-36B-Opus vs North Mini Code 1.0 (slim)

> Darwin-36B-Opus and North Mini Code 1.0 score within a point of each other for open-weight models you run yourself, 61 and 61 out of 100. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Darwin-36B-Opus and North Mini Code 1.0 score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 61 (C) and 61 (C). North Mini Code 1.0 leads on reach, risk and agent interface. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Darwin-36B-Opus: C 61, rank #43 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/darwin-36b-opus.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
- Darwin-36B-Opus, good for Reasoning-heavy text tasks on a 32 GB machine or a single 80 GB GPU, where a disclosed training method isn't required Ahead on Documentation and upkeep, 61 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 80; Risk, 60 against 55; Agent interface, 85 against 70.

| Category | Darwin-36B-Opus | North Mini Code 1.0 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 80 | 85 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 60 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 70 | 85 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 61 | 36 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Darwin-36B-Opus | North Mini Code 1.0 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | FINAL-Bench (VIDRAFT) | Cohere |
| Last release | 2026-04-23 | 2026-07-29 |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (4) | none |

Why the edge:
- Documentation and upkeep, Darwin-36B-Opus +25: Darwin-36B-Opus 61 (Model card 11, it covers architecture, parameters, context and languages but not intended use, limitations or a knowledge 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 +15: Darwin-36B-Opus 70 (Chat template 20, Qwen3.6's Jinja template in the repository.); North Mini Code 1.0 85 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository (12,397 characters).)
- Reach, North Mini Code 1.0 +5: Darwin-36B-Opus 80 (Memory 20, the publisher's Q4_K_M GGUF is 21.2 GB and needs about 25.4 GB with the fifth added, so 32 GB.); 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.)
- Risk, North Mini Code 1.0 +5: Darwin-36B-Opus 55 (File safety 25, safetensors and GGUF only with no code in the repository, so the card's trust_remote_code flag loads nothing extra.); North Mini Code 1.0 60 (File safety 25, safetensors only, no .bin, .pt or .pth files and no Python in the repository.)