# Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B vs North Mini Code 1.0 (slim)

> Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B 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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Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B scores 64.7 (B) on agent readiness against North Mini Code 1.0's 61 (C), and leads in 3 of 4 scored categories. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B: B 64.7, rank #20 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b.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
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B, good for Agents on one 24 to 32 GB GPU or Mac that want a fast tool-calling reasoning model with long context and a permissive licence Ahead on Risk, 75 against 60; Agent interface, 90 against 85; Documentation and upkeep, 75 against 36.
- North Mini Code 1.0, good for Developers who want a coding agent on their own GPU with a permissive licence

| Category | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B | North Mini Code 1.0 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 85 | 85 |
| Risk (20%) | 75 | 60 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 90 | 85 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 75 | 36 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B | North Mini Code 1.0 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | NVIDIA | Cohere |
| Licence | OpenMDW-1.1 | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-08-11 | 2026-07-29 |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (4) | none |

Why the edge:
- Documentation and upkeep, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B +39: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B 75 (The model card earns 20, all seven items with limitations in the linked subcard.); North Mini Code 1.0 36 (Model card 11, Intended use, the architecture, the parameters and the context are on the card.)
- Risk, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B +15: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B 75 (File safety earns 25, safetensors only with no Python files, and nothing from the repository runs to load it or parse its output.); 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, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B +5: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B 90 (The chat template earns 20, a Jinja file in the repository.); North Mini Code 1.0 85 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository (12,397 characters).)