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Comparison · 3 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed vs Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B vs North Mini Code

North Mini Code comes out ahead, 41 to 35 and 34 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. MiniMax

    MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed

    Released Mar 18, 2026

    34/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.60 / $2.40
    • Context205K
    Full specs Remove MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed

  2. NVIDIA

    Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B

    Released Mar 24, 2026

    35/100
    • ECI—
    • Price—
    • Context256K
    Full specs Remove Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B
  3. Our pick

    Cohere

    North Mini Code

    Released Jun 9, 2026

    41/100
    • ECI—
    • PriceFree / Free
    • Context256K
    Full specs Remove North Mini Code
01 — Verdict

North Mini Code is our pick

North Mini Code is the better all-round choice, scoring 41/100 against Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B (35) and MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed (34). It leads on inputs & features. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. 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 · MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed $1.05 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B unpriced
  • Longest contextNemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B and North Mini CodeNemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B 256,000 · North Mini Code 256,000 · MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed 204,800 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsMiniMax-M2.7-highspeed: Text · Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B: Text · North Mini Code: Text
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightMiniMax-M2.7-highspeedNemotron Cascade 2 30B A3BNorth Mini Code
Inputs & features60%353545
Context window40%323636
Overall100%34/10035/10041/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability and price. 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.

MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed vs Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B vs North Mini Code specifications side by side
SpecificationMiniMax-M2.7-highspeedMiniMaxNemotron Cascade 2 30B A3BNVIDIANorth Mini CodeCohere
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)———
ECI rank———
Price per million tokens
Input$0.60—Free (best)
Output$2.40—Free (best)
Cached input$0.06——
Blended (3:1)$1.05—Free (best)
Long-context rateSame rate—Same rate
Price sourceOfficial MiniMax (minimax.io) API—Official Cohere API
Limits
Context window204,800 tokens256,000 tokens (best)256,000 tokens (best)
Max output131,072 tokens (best)32,768 tokens64,000 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYesYes
ImagesNoNoNo
PDFsNoNoNo
AudioNoNoNo
VideoNoNoNo
ReasoningYesYesYeshigh
Tool callingYesYesYes
Structured outputNoNoYes
Availability
WeightsOpenOpenOpen
API model IDMiniMax-M2.7-highspeed—north-mini-code-1-0
API providers14 (best)—2
ReleasedMar 18, 2026Mar 24, 2026Jun 9, 2026
Knowledge cutoff——Sep 23, 2025
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.

  • MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed$10.80
  • Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B—
  • North Mini CodeFree
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed, Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B or North Mini Code?

North Mini Code is the better all-round choice, scoring 41/100 against Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B (35) and MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed (34). It leads on inputs & features. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed, Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B or North Mini Code?

North Mini Code is cheaper at Free input / Free output per million tokens (official Cohere API price). MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed costs $0.60 input / $2.40 output per million tokens (official MiniMax (minimax.io) API price). North Mini Code is listed as free. Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B has no published per-token price.

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed has not been scored yet, Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B 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 MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed, Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B and North Mini Code yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B and North Mini Code have the largest context windows (256,000 and 256,000 tokens), against 204,800 for MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed. Maximum output per response: MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed up to 131,072, Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B up to 32,768, North Mini Code up to 64,000 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed accepts text; Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B accepts text; North Mini Code accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, all three publish their weights, so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

North Mini Code is the newest, released Jun 9, 2026. Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B came out Mar 24, 2026; MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed came out Mar 18, 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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