# Kimi K3 vs North Mini Code 1.0 (slim)

> Kimi K3 scores 62.4 (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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Kimi K3 scores 62.4 (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 and agent interface. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Kimi K3: B 62.4, rank #30 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kimi-k3.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
- Kimi K3, good for Teams with a multi-node GPU cluster who want an open 1M-context agent model for long coding and research work Ahead on Risk, 65 against 60; Documentation and upkeep, 41 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; Agent interface, 85 against 65.

| Category | Kimi K3 | North Mini Code 1.0 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 50 | 85 |
| Risk (20%) | 65 | 60 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 65 | 85 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 41 | 36 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Kimi K3 | North Mini Code 1.0 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Moonshot AI | Cohere |
| Licence | Kimi K3 License (modified MIT) | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-09-02 | 2026-07-29 |
| Agent reviews | 2.3/5 (4) | none |

Why the edge:
- Reach, North Mini Code 1.0 +35: Kimi K3 50 (Memory earns nothing, because the only build of 4-bit precision or better from Moonshot or a runtime's own library is Moonshot's MXFP4 release of 1,561 GB, abou…); 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 +20: Kimi K3 65 (The chat template earns 10, because there is no Jinja template and the prompt format exists only as encoding_k3.py, code you run.); North Mini Code 1.0 85 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository (12,397 characters).)
- Risk, Kimi K3 +5: Kimi K3 65 (File safety earns 15, safetensors only with no pickle files, less 10 because the documented loading path runs Moonshot's Python with trust_remote_code and build…); North Mini Code 1.0 60 (File safety 25, safetensors only, no .bin, .pt or .pth files and no Python in the repository.)
- Documentation and upkeep, Kimi K3 +5: Kimi K3 41 (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.)