North Mini Code vs Grok 4.3 vs Laguna M.1
Too close to call on our weighted score (North Mini Code 71, Laguna M.1 68, Grok 4.3 56). The right pick depends on what you value most.
CohereNorth Mini Code
71/100- ECI—
- PriceFree / Free
- Context256K
xAIGrok 4.3
56/100- ECI149.2
- Price$1.25 / $2.50
- Context1M
PoolsideLaguna M.1
68/100- ECI—
- PriceFree / Free
- Context262K
Too close to call
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 3 points (North Mini Code 71/100, Laguna M.1 68/100, Grok 4.3 56/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: North Mini Code on price and Grok 4.3 for long inputs. 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 Code and Laguna M.1North Mini Code Free · Laguna M.1 Free · Grok 4.3 $1.56 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextGrok 4.3Grok 4.3 1,000,000 · Laguna M.1 262,144 · North Mini Code 256,000 tokens
- Widest inputsGrok 4.3North Mini Code: Text · Grok 4.3: Text, Images, PDFs · Laguna M.1: Text
- Self-hostingNorth Mini Code and Laguna M.1Publishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | North Mini Code | Grok 4.3 | Laguna M.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 100 | 41 | 100 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 45 | 80 | 35 |
| Context window | 20% | 36 | 60 | 37 |
| Overall | 100% | 71/100 | 56/100 | 68/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | North Mini CodeCohere | Grok 4.3xAI | Laguna M.1Poolside |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | 149.2 | — |
| ECI rank | — | #55 of 148 | — |
| GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions | — | 88.8% | — |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics | — | 42.8% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics | — | 93.3% | — |
| SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions | — | 33.2% | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | Free (best) | $1.25 | Free (best) |
| Output | Free (best) | $2.50 | Free (best) |
| Cached input | — | $0.20 | — |
| Blended (3:1) | Free (best) | $1.56 | Free (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Over 200K: $2.50 / $5.00 | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Cohere API | Official xAI API | Official Poolside API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 256,000 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens (best) | 262,144 tokens |
| Max output | 64,000 tokens (best) | 30,000 tokens | 32,768 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes | No |
| PDFs | No | Yes | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yeshigh | Yeslow · medium · high | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | Yes | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | Proprietary | Open |
| API model ID | north-mini-code-1-0 | grok-4.3 | poolside/laguna-m.1 |
| API providers | 2 | 27 (best) | 2 |
| Released | Jun 9, 2026 | Apr 17, 2026 | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Sep 23, 2025 | — | — |
What would a month cost?
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- North Mini CodeFree
- Grok 4.3$17.50
- Laguna M.1Free
Which should you choose?
Which is better: North Mini Code, Grok 4.3 or Laguna M.1?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 3 points (North Mini Code 71/100, Laguna M.1 68/100, Grok 4.3 56/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: North Mini Code on price and Grok 4.3 for long inputs. 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, North Mini Code, Grok 4.3 or Laguna M.1?
North Mini Code is cheaper at Free input / Free output per million tokens (official Cohere API price). Laguna M.1 costs Free input / Free output per million tokens (official Poolside API price); Grok 4.3 costs $1.25 input / $2.50 output per million tokens (official xAI API price). North Mini Code is listed as free.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. North Mini Code has not been scored yet, Grok 4.3 has an ECI of 149.2 and Laguna M.1 has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for North Mini Code, Grok 4.3 and Laguna M.1 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?
Grok 4.3 has the largest context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 262,144 for Laguna M.1 and 256,000 for North Mini Code. Maximum output per response: North Mini Code up to 64,000, Grok 4.3 up to 30,000, Laguna M.1 up to 32,768 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
North Mini Code accepts text; Grok 4.3 accepts text, images and PDFs; Laguna M.1 accepts text. Grok 4.3 handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
North Mini Code and Laguna M.1 publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Grok 4.3 is proprietary.
Which is newer?
North Mini Code is the newest, released Jun 9, 2026. Laguna M.1 came out Apr 28, 2026; Grok 4.3 came out Apr 17, 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.
