# North Mini Code 1.0 vs Recursive Flint (slim)

> North Mini Code 1.0 and Recursive Flint 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 Recursive Flint score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 61 (C) and 61 (C). Recursive Flint leads on agent interface and 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
- Recursive Flint: C 61, rank #54 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/recursive-flint.min.md
- North Mini Code 1.0, good for Developers who want a coding agent on their own GPU with a permissive licence
- Recursive Flint, good for Agents doing repository work on a 32 to 48 GB Mac or NVIDIA box that want a sparse coder with documented tool calls and a plain licence. Ahead on Agent interface, 90 against 85; Documentation and upkeep, 67 against 36.

| Category | North Mini Code 1.0 | Recursive Flint |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 85 | 85 |
| Risk (20%) | 60 | 60 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 90 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 36 | 67 |

| Fact (where they differ) | North Mini Code 1.0 | Recursive Flint |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Cohere | Recursive |
| Last release | 2026-07-29 | 2026-10-21 |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.5/5 (4) |

Why the edge:
- Documentation and upkeep, Recursive Flint +31: North Mini Code 1.0 36 (Model card 11, Intended use, the architecture, the parameters and the context are on the card.); Recursive Flint 67 (Model card 17 of 20, everything but languages.)
- Agent interface, Recursive Flint +5: North Mini Code 1.0 85 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository (12,397 characters).); Recursive Flint 90 (Chat template 20, a Jinja file in the repository and inside both GGUFs.)