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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Mercury Edit 2 vs North Mini Code

North Mini Code comes out ahead, 71 to 35 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Inception

    Mercury Edit 2

    Released Mar 30, 2026

    35/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.25 / $0.75
    • Context32K
    Full specs Remove Mercury Edit 2
  2. Our pick

    Cohere

    North Mini Code

    Released Jun 9, 2026

    71/100
    • ECI—
    • PriceFree / Free
    • Context256K
    Full specs Remove North Mini Code

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01 — Verdict

North Mini Code is our pick

North Mini Code is the better all-round choice, scoring 71/100 against Mercury Edit 2 (35). It leads on price, inputs & features and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

  • CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
  • Lowest priceNorth Mini CodeNorth Mini Code Free · Mercury Edit 2 $0.375 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextNorth Mini CodeNorth Mini Code 256,000 · Mercury Edit 2 32,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsMercury Edit 2: Text · North Mini Code: Text
  • Self-hostingNorth Mini CodePublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightMercury Edit 2North Mini Code
Price50%70100
Inputs & features30%045
Context window20%036
Overall100%35/10071/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Mercury Edit 2 vs North Mini Code specifications side by side
SpecificationMercury Edit 2InceptionNorth Mini CodeCohere
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.25Free (best)
Output$0.75Free (best)
Cached input$0.025—
Blended (3:1)$0.375Free (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Inception APIOfficial Cohere API
Limits
Context window32,000 tokens256,000 tokens (best)
Max output8,192 tokens64,000 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoYeshigh
Tool callingNoYes
Structured outputNoYes
Availability
WeightsProprietaryOpen
API model IDmercury-edit-2north-mini-code-1-0
API providers12 (best)
ReleasedMar 30, 2026Jun 9, 2026
Knowledge cutoff—Sep 23, 2025
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Mercury Edit 2$4.00
  • North Mini CodeFree
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Mercury Edit 2 or North Mini Code?

North Mini Code is the better all-round choice, scoring 71/100 against Mercury Edit 2 (35). It leads on price, inputs & features and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, Mercury Edit 2 or North Mini Code?

North Mini Code is cheaper at Free input / Free output per million tokens (official Cohere API price). Mercury Edit 2 costs $0.25 input / $0.75 output per million tokens (official Inception API price). North Mini Code is listed as free.

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Mercury Edit 2 has not been scored yet and North Mini Code has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Mercury Edit 2 and North Mini Code yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that Mercury Edit 2 does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.

Which has the bigger context window?

North Mini Code has the largest context window at 256,000 tokens, against 32,000 for Mercury Edit 2. Maximum output per response: Mercury Edit 2 up to 8,192, North Mini Code up to 64,000 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Mercury Edit 2 accepts text; North Mini Code accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.

Are any of these open source?

North Mini Code publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Mercury Edit 2 is proprietary.

Which is newer?

North Mini Code is the newest, released Jun 9, 2026. Mercury Edit 2 came out Mar 30, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: North Mini Code Sep 23, 2025.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.

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