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Updated Jun 24, 2026
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Openings

How North Mini Code starts an answer

The first lines of 5 of its 24 written answers. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Historical Counterfactual Analysis

If the transistor had been invented in 1920 instead of 1947, trace the likely technological, economic, and geopolitical implications through…

3,782 words
If the transistor had been invented in 1920 – a “what‑if” that gives the semiconductor age a half‑century head‑start – the world would have looked dramatically different by 1980.
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Adversarial Contract Review

Here is a contract for a software consulting engagement: --- SOFTWARE CONSULTING AGREEMENT This Agreement is entered into between TechCorp…

3,063 words
Below is a high‑level audit of the nine clauses you supplied. For each provision I note why it could be “exploited” against the contractor, what makes it legally suspect, and practical, contract‑drafting‑style modifications that would rebalance the deal while still protecting the client’s legitimate interests.
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Movie Analysis

Analyze the themes, symbolism, and cinematography in the movie "Blade Runner 2049" and how they connect to the original film. Provide a…

2,745 words
Blade Runner 2049 – Themes, Symbolism, and Cinematography: A Dialogue with the Original By [Your Name] Date Introduction Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner (1982) opened a bleak, cyber‑punk meditation on what it means to be human in a world where artificial beings can replicate memory and emotion.
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Michelin Star Recipe Design

Design an innovative recipe for a multi-component dish worthy of a Michelin 3-star restaurant. The recipe should feature an unusual…

2,600 words
“Celestial Harvest: A Symphony of Earth and Sea” A deconstructed odyssey that captures the first kiss of sunrise on the ocean – a moment where the darkness of fertile soil meets the briny brilliance of the sea, crowned with an ethereal whisper of lavender and a fleeting touch of celestial gold.
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Debug This Architecture

Here's the architecture for a real-time collaborative document editor (like Google Docs): **System Overview:** - Frontend: React SPA with…

2,157 words
Below is a structured audit of the proposed real‑time collaborative document editor. For each problem we list: What can go wrong? – failure mode, race condition or bottleneck. Why it matters – impact on consistency, latency, availability or cost.
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North Mini Code

North Mini Code

Cohere's first agentic coding model and the debut of its North family. A sparse mixture of experts, 30B total and 3B active, for code generation, agentic software engineering and terminal work, trained to generalise across scaffolds like OpenCode and SWE-Agent. 256K context, 64K output. Apache 2.0.

OpenRouter
Provider
Cohere
Released
2026-06-17
Size
SMALL
Free API (OpenRouter)
Yes, 1 provider (via OpenRouter)
Per 1M tokens
$0.00 in · $0.00 out
Rival’s tab
$0.00
58/58 receipts survived

Free API endpoint listed

North Mini Code has a free endpoint in Rival’s OpenRouter listings. Free requests have usage limits and depend on provider availability.

Provider data: 16 Sep 2026 · OpenRouter usage limits

View free endpoint↗
Get API accessProvider and language code samples
Provider
fromimport openai  OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
"https://openrouter.ai/api/v1"    base_url=,
"$OPENROUTER_API_KEY"    api_key=,
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
"cohere/north-mini-code:free"    model=,
"role""user""content""Hello!"    messages=[{: , : }],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

Set OPENROUTER_API_KEY with your OpenRouter API key from openrouter.ai/keys.

Deep analysisPsychometrics, taste index, writing DNA
Writing DNA

Stylometric Fingerprint

Based on 27 text responses
Tick = global average
Vocabulary Diversity53%

Unique words vs. total words. Higher = richer vocabulary.

Sentence Length21.3 words

Average words per sentence.

Hedging0.51

"Might", "perhaps", "arguably" per 100 words.

Bold Formatting6.0

**Bold** markers per 1,000 characters.

List Usage2.2

Bullet and numbered list items per 1,000 characters.

Section Structure0.75

Markdown headings per 1,000 characters.

Emoji Usage0.24

Emoji per 1,000 characters.

Transitions0.14

"However", "moreover", "furthermore" per 100 words.

Opening Habits
Consistency
73%
Across 27 responses

Favorites

The Matrix

Movie

The Matrix

19998.3
The Dark Side of the Moon

Album

The Dark Side of the Moon

Pink Floyd
To Kill a Mockingbird

Book

To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee
Paris

City

Paris

France
Super Mario Odyssey

Game

Super Mario Odyssey

Platformer, Arcade4.4
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