# North Mini Code 1.0 vs Ripple-65B Preview (slim)

> North Mini Code 1.0 scores 61 (C) to Ripple-65B Preview's 53.3 (D) 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 Ripple-65B Preview's 53.3 (D), and leads in 3 of 4 scored categories. Ripple-65B Preview 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
- Ripple-65B Preview: D 53.3, rank #135 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ripple-65b-preview.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 45; Risk, 60 against 55; Agent interface, 85 against 75.
- Ripple-65B Preview, good for Teams with Blackwell GPUs or a DGX Spark who want an Apache 2.0 coding model to try for terminal and agentic coding work, and can run the publisher's code to serve it. Ahead on Documentation and upkeep, 49 against 36.

| Category | North Mini Code 1.0 | Ripple-65B Preview |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 85 | 45 |
| Risk (20%) | 60 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 75 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 36 | 49 |

| Fact (where they differ) | North Mini Code 1.0 | Ripple-65B Preview |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Cohere | Ricursive Intelligence |
| Last release | 2026-07-29 | 2026-11-04 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | not read yet |

Why the edge:
- Reach, North Mini Code 1.0 +40: 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.); Ripple-65B Preview 45 (Memory 10 of 30, the smallest 4-bit build is Ricursive's NVFP4 at 57.2 GB, 68.7 GB with a fifth added, which is over 64 GB and fits our reference machine.)
- Documentation and upkeep, Ripple-65B Preview +13: North Mini Code 1.0 36 (Model card 11, Intended use, the architecture, the parameters and the context are on the card.); Ripple-65B Preview 49 (Model card 14 of 20, no limitations and no knowledge cut-off.)
- Agent interface, North Mini Code 1.0 +10: North Mini Code 1.0 85 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository (12,397 characters).); Ripple-65B Preview 75 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository.)
- 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.); Ripple-65B Preview 55 (File safety 15, safetensors only, less 10 because the documented way to run it loads Ricursive's Python.)