# Inkling vs North Mini Code 1.0 (slim)

> Inkling scores 64.7 (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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Inkling scores 64.7 (B) on agent readiness against North Mini Code 1.0's 61 (C), and leads in 2 of 4 scored categories. North Mini Code 1.0 leads on reach. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Inkling: B 64.7, rank #19 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/inkling.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
- Inkling, good for Agents calling a hosted open multimodal model with audio input, or teams with a multi-GPU datacentre node who want to run it themselves. Ahead on Risk, 70 against 60; Documentation and upkeep, 87 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.

| Category | Inkling | North Mini Code 1.0 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 50 | 85 |
| Risk (20%) | 70 | 60 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 85 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 87 | 36 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Inkling | North Mini Code 1.0 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Thinking Machines Lab | Cohere |
| Last release | 2026-07-23 | 2026-07-29 |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (4) | none |

Why the edge:
- Documentation and upkeep, Inkling +51: Inkling 87 (Model card 17 of 20, everything but a dated knowledge cut-off, counting Thinking Machines' own model card page.); 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 +35: Inkling 50 (Memory 0 of 30, the smallest 4-bit build is Thinking Machines' NVFP4 at 592.0 GB, about 710 GB with a fifth added, far above 256 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, Inkling +10: Inkling 70 (File safety 25, safetensors only and no repository code to run.); North Mini Code 1.0 60 (File safety 25, safetensors only, no .bin, .pt or .pth files and no Python in the repository.)