# North Mini Code 1.0 vs OTel-2.0-LLM-31B-IT (slim)

> North Mini Code 1.0 scores 61 (C) to OTel-2.0-LLM-31B-IT's 56.8 (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 OTel-2.0-LLM-31B-IT's 56.8 (C), and leads in 3 of 4 scored categories. OTel-2.0-LLM-31B-IT leads on documentation and upkeep. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- 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
- OTel-2.0-LLM-31B-IT: C 56.8, rank #111 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/otel-2-0-llm-31b-it.min.md
- 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; Risk, 60 against 55; Agent interface, 85 against 60.
- OTel-2.0-LLM-31B-IT, good for Telecoms teams that want an open model for standards questions and RAG on their own hardware Ahead on Documentation and upkeep, 74 against 36.

| Category | North Mini Code 1.0 | OTel-2.0-LLM-31B-IT |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 85 | 50 |
| Risk (20%) | 60 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 60 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 36 | 74 |

| Fact (where they differ) | North Mini Code 1.0 | OTel-2.0-LLM-31B-IT |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Cohere | AT&T (Open Telco AI) |
| Last release | 2026-07-29 | 2026-11-01 |

Why the edge:
- Documentation and upkeep, OTel-2.0-LLM-31B-IT +38: North Mini Code 1.0 36 (Model card 11, Intended use, the architecture, the parameters and the context are on the card.); OTel-2.0-LLM-31B-IT 74 (Model card 14, Intended use, a long limitations section, the architecture and training method, the parameters (31B) and the language (English) are on the card.)
- Reach, North Mini Code 1.0 +35: 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.); OTel-2.0-LLM-31B-IT 50 (Memory 10, the publisher's only build is the BF16 safetensors, 62.55 GB for the 15 shards the index names, and 62.55 GB × 1.2 = 75.1 GB, above 64 GB and inside…)
- Agent interface, North Mini Code 1.0 +25: North Mini Code 1.0 85 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository (12,397 characters).); OTel-2.0-LLM-31B-IT 60 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository, 19,300 characters, the publisher's own.)
- Risk, North Mini Code 1.0 +5: North Mini Code 1.0 60 (File safety 25, safetensors only, no .bin, .pt or .pth files and no Python in the repository.); OTel-2.0-LLM-31B-IT 55 (File safety 25, safetensors only, with no .bin, .pt or .pth files and no Python files.)