# LongCat-2.5 vs North Mini Code 1.0 (slim)

> North Mini Code 1.0 scores 61 (C) to LongCat-2.5's 50.5 (D) 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 LongCat-2.5's 50.5 (D), and leads in 2 of 4 scored categories. LongCat-2.5 leads on documentation and upkeep. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- LongCat-2.5: D 50.5, rank #145 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/longcat-2-5.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
- LongCat-2.5, good for Operators with NPU clusters, and anyone tracking what the open flagships can do Ahead on Documentation and upkeep, 46 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 35; Agent interface, 85 against 75.

| Category | LongCat-2.5 | North Mini Code 1.0 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 35 | 85 |
| Risk (20%) | 60 | 60 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 75 | 85 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 46 | 36 |

| Fact (where they differ) | LongCat-2.5 | North Mini Code 1.0 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Meituan (LongCat) | Cohere |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-11-10 | 2026-07-29 |
| Terms last updated | not read yet | no document linked |

Why the edge:
- Reach, North Mini Code 1.0 +50: LongCat-2.5 35 (Memory 0, the smallest build is Meituan's W4A4 repository, 1,336 GB, and 1,336 GB × 1.2 = 1,603 GB, 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.)
- Agent interface, North Mini Code 1.0 +10: LongCat-2.5 75 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository (11,823 characters), with a copy in tokenizer_config.json.); North Mini Code 1.0 85 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository (12,397 characters).)
- Documentation and upkeep, LongCat-2.5 +10: LongCat-2.5 46 (Model card 11, Intended use, limitations (the usage considerations), the architecture and the parameter counts are on the card.); North Mini Code 1.0 36 (Model card 11, Intended use, the architecture, the parameters and the context are on the card.)