# North Mini Code 1.0 vs SmolLM3-3B (slim)

> North Mini Code 1.0 and SmolLM3-3B 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 SmolLM3-3B score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 61 (C) and 61 (C). SmolLM3-3B leads on risk 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
- SmolLM3-3B: C 61, rank #55 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/smollm3-3b.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 Agent interface, 85 against 80.
- SmolLM3-3B, good for Agents that want a small, fully transparent tool-calling cousin on a laptop, CPU or edge device Ahead on Risk, 65 against 60; Documentation and upkeep, 74 against 36.

| Category | North Mini Code 1.0 | SmolLM3-3B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 85 | 85 |
| Risk (20%) | 60 | 65 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 80 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 36 | 74 |

| Fact (where they differ) | North Mini Code 1.0 | SmolLM3-3B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Cohere | Hugging Face |
| Last release | 2026-07-29 | 2025-09-10 |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.3/5 (4) |

Why the edge:
- Documentation and upkeep, SmolLM3-3B +38: North Mini Code 1.0 36 (Model card 11, Intended use, the architecture, the parameters and the context are on the card.); SmolLM3-3B 74 (Model card 14, it covers limitations, architecture, parameters, context and languages but has no intended-use section and leaves the June 2025 cut-off to the ch…)
- Risk, SmolLM3-3B +5: North Mini Code 1.0 60 (File safety 25, safetensors only, no .bin, .pt or .pth files and no Python in the repository.); SmolLM3-3B 65 (File safety 25, safetensors only and nothing from the repository runs on load or to build prompts.)
- Agent interface, North Mini Code 1.0 +5: North Mini Code 1.0 85 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository (12,397 characters).); SmolLM3-3B 80 (Chat template 20, a Jinja file in the repository.)