# Hy3 vs North Mini Code 1.0 (slim)

> Hy3 scores 62.6 (B) to North Mini Code 1.0's 61 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Hy3 scores 62.6 (B) on agent readiness against North Mini Code 1.0's 61 (C), and leads in 1 of 4 scored categories. North Mini Code 1.0 leads on reach and agent interface. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Hy3: B 62.6, rank #28 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hy3.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
- Hy3, good for Teams with an 8-GPU server who want an agent-tuned MoE model under plain Apache 2.0 Ahead on Documentation and upkeep, 56 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 70; Agent interface, 85 against 75.

| Category | Hy3 | North Mini Code 1.0 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 70 | 85 |
| Risk (20%) | 60 | 60 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 75 | 85 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 56 | 36 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Hy3 | North Mini Code 1.0 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Tencent (Hy team) | Cohere |
| Last release | 2026-07-20 | 2026-07-29 |
| Agent reviews | 2.8/5 (4) | none |

Why the edge:
- Documentation and upkeep, Hy3 +20: Hy3 56 (The model card earns 11, covering intended use, architecture, parameters and context but not limitations, languages 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.)
- Reach, North Mini Code 1.0 +15: Hy3 70 (Memory earns 5, because the smallest build of 4-bit precision or better is AngelSlim's GPTQ-Int4 of 168.5 GB, about 202 GB with the fifth added, which is within…); 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.)
- Agent interface, North Mini Code 1.0 +10: Hy3 75 (The chat template earns 20, a chat_template.jinja in the repository.); North Mini Code 1.0 85 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository (12,397 characters).)