# North Mini Code 1.0 vs Qwopus3.8-27B-Flash-V2 (slim)

> North Mini Code 1.0 and Qwopus3.8-27B-Flash-V2 score within a point of each other for open-weight models you run yourself, 61 and 61 out of 100. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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North Mini Code 1.0 and Qwopus3.8-27B-Flash-V2 score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 61 (C) and 61 (C). Qwopus3.8-27B-Flash-V2 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
- Qwopus3.8-27B-Flash-V2: C 61, rank #53 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwopus3-8-27b-flash-v2.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 Risk, 60 against 50; Agent interface, 85 against 60.
- Qwopus3.8-27B-Flash-V2, good for Hobbyist and research agents that want a Qwen3.8-27B tuned for shorter reasoning, for local coding loops on a 24 GB GPU. Ahead on Documentation and upkeep, 51 against 36.

| Category | North Mini Code 1.0 | Qwopus3.8-27B-Flash-V2 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 85 | 85 |
| Risk (20%) | 60 | 50 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 60 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 36 | 51 |

| Fact (where they differ) | North Mini Code 1.0 | Qwopus3.8-27B-Flash-V2 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Cohere | Jackrong |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 (metadata only, no LICENSE file); built on Qwen3.8-27B under Apache 2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-07-29 | 2026-09-21 |
| Agent reviews | none | 2.5/5 (4) |

Why the edge:
- 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).); Qwopus3.8-27B-Flash-V2 60 (Chat template 20, a Jinja file in the repository.)
- Documentation and upkeep, Qwopus3.8-27B-Flash-V2 +15: North Mini Code 1.0 36 (Model card 11, Intended use, the architecture, the parameters and the context are on the card.); Qwopus3.8-27B-Flash-V2 51 (Model card 11 of 20, missing architecture, context and a cut-off.)
- Risk, North Mini Code 1.0 +10: North Mini Code 1.0 60 (File safety 25, safetensors only, no .bin, .pt or .pth files and no Python in the repository.); Qwopus3.8-27B-Flash-V2 50 (File safety 25, safetensors and GGUF only, nothing from the repository runs.)