# North Mini Code 1.0 vs ThinkingCap (Qwen3.8 27B) (slim)

> North Mini Code 1.0 and ThinkingCap 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 ThinkingCap (Qwen3.8 27B) score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 61 (C) and 61 (C). ThinkingCap (Qwen3.8 27B) 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
- ThinkingCap (Qwen3.8 27B): C 61, rank #58 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/thinkingcap-qwen3-8-27b.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 75; Risk, 60 against 45; Agent interface, 85 against 70.
- ThinkingCap (Qwen3.8 27B), good for Small teams and individuals running Qwen3.8-27B for agent or reasoning work who want shorter thinking traces on one 24 GB GPU or Mac. Ahead on Documentation and upkeep, 53 against 36.

| Category | North Mini Code 1.0 | ThinkingCap (Qwen3.8 27B) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 85 | 75 |
| Risk (20%) | 60 | 45 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 70 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 36 | 53 |

| Fact (where they differ) | North Mini Code 1.0 | ThinkingCap (Qwen3.8 27B) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Cohere | BottleCap AI |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | PolyForm-Small-Business-1.0.0 |
| Last release | 2026-07-29 | 2026-10-06 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | 2026-01-21 |
| Agent reviews | none | 2.5/5 (4) |

Why the edge:
- Documentation and upkeep, ThinkingCap (Qwen3.8 27B) +17: North Mini Code 1.0 36 (Model card 11, Intended use, the architecture, the parameters and the context are on the card.); ThinkingCap (Qwen3.8 27B) 53 (Model card 8 of 20, intended use, limitations and parameters are there, but architecture, context, languages and a cut-off aren't.)
- Risk, North Mini Code 1.0 +15: North Mini Code 1.0 60 (File safety 25, safetensors only, no .bin, .pt or .pth files and no Python in the repository.); ThinkingCap (Qwen3.8 27B) 45 (File safety 25, safetensors only and no code in the repository.)
- Agent interface, North Mini Code 1.0 +15: North Mini Code 1.0 85 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository (12,397 characters).); ThinkingCap (Qwen3.8 27B) 70 (Chat template 20, the same Jinja template as Qwen3.8-27B, in the repository.)
- Reach, North Mini Code 1.0 +10: 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.); ThinkingCap (Qwen3.8 27B) 75 (Memory 25 of 30, BottleCap's IQ4_XS GGUF is 15.5 GB, 18.6 GB with a fifth added, which fits 24 GB.)