# MiniMax-M3.1-Flash vs North Mini Code 1.0 (slim)

> North Mini Code 1.0 scores 61 (C) to MiniMax-M3.1-Flash's 54.3 (C) 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 MiniMax-M3.1-Flash's 54.3 (C), and leads in 3 of 4 scored categories. MiniMax-M3.1-Flash leads on documentation and upkeep. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- MiniMax-M3.1-Flash: C 54.3, rank #131 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-m3-1-flash.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
- MiniMax-M3.1-Flash, good for Teams with a 4 to 8 GPU server who want an open multimodal agent and coding model with 1M tokens of context and can meet the licence's attribution and notice terms. Ahead on 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 55; Risk, 60 against 35; Agent interface, 85 against 70.

| Category | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash | North Mini Code 1.0 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 55 | 85 |
| Risk (20%) | 35 | 60 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 70 | 85 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 41 | 36 |

| Fact (where they differ) | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash | North Mini Code 1.0 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | MiniMax | Cohere |
| Licence | MiniMax Community License (custom; commercial use needs a "Built with MiniMax M3.1-Flash" line and a one-time notice to MiniMax, and MiniMax's written authorisation above $20M yearly revenue) | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-10-23 | 2026-07-29 |
| Agent reviews | 2.3/5 (4) | none |

Why the edge:
- Reach, North Mini Code 1.0 +30: MiniMax-M3.1-Flash 55 (Memory earns nothing.); 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 +25: MiniMax-M3.1-Flash 35 (File safety earns 15, safetensors only, less 10 because the SGLang route the card links passes trust_remote_code for the repository's configuration and processo…); North Mini Code 1.0 60 (File safety 25, safetensors only, no .bin, .pt or .pth files and no Python in the repository.)
- Agent interface, North Mini Code 1.0 +15: MiniMax-M3.1-Flash 70 (The chat template earns 20 for chat_template.jinja in the repository.); North Mini Code 1.0 85 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository (12,397 characters).)
- Documentation and upkeep, MiniMax-M3.1-Flash +5: MiniMax-M3.1-Flash 41 (The model card earns 11, missing limitations, languages and 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.)