North Mini Code vs Mercury Edit 2 vs Laguna M.1
Too close to call on our weighted score (North Mini Code 71, Laguna M.1 68, Mercury Edit 2 35). The right pick depends on what you value most.
CohereNorth Mini Code
71/100- ECI—
- PriceFree / Free
- Context256K
InceptionMercury Edit 2
35/100- ECI—
- Price$0.25 / $0.75
- Context32K
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, Mercury Edit 2 35/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: North Mini Code on price and Laguna M.1 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 · Mercury Edit 2 $0.375 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextLaguna M.1Laguna M.1 262,144 · North Mini Code 256,000 · Mercury Edit 2 32,000 tokens
- Widest inputsSame inputsNorth Mini Code: Text · Mercury Edit 2: Text · Laguna M.1: Text
- Self-hostingNorth Mini Code and Laguna M.1Publishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | North Mini Code | Mercury Edit 2 | Laguna M.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 100 | 70 | 100 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 45 | 0 | 35 |
| Context window | 20% | 36 | 0 | 37 |
| Overall | 100% | 71/100 | 35/100 | 68/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | North Mini CodeCohere | Mercury Edit 2Inception | Laguna M.1Poolside |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | Free (best) | $0.25 | Free (best) |
| Output | Free (best) | $0.75 | Free (best) |
| Cached input | — | $0.025 | — |
| Blended (3:1) | Free (best) | $0.375 | Free (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Cohere API | Official Inception API | Official Poolside API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 256,000 tokens | 32,000 tokens | 262,144 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 64,000 tokens (best) | 8,192 tokens | 32,768 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | No | No |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yeshigh | No | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | No | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | Proprietary | Open |
| API model ID | north-mini-code-1-0 | mercury-edit-2 | poolside/laguna-m.1 |
| API providers | 2 (best) | 1 | 2 (best) |
| Released | Jun 9, 2026 | Mar 30, 2026 | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Sep 23, 2025 | — | — |
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- North Mini CodeFree
- Mercury Edit 2$4.00
- Laguna M.1Free
Which should you choose?
Which is better: North Mini Code, Mercury Edit 2 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, Mercury Edit 2 35/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: North Mini Code on price and Laguna M.1 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, Mercury Edit 2 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); 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 all three models yet. North Mini Code has not been scored yet, Mercury Edit 2 has not been scored yet 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, Mercury Edit 2 and Laguna M.1 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?
Laguna M.1 has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 256,000 for North Mini Code and 32,000 for Mercury Edit 2. Maximum output per response: North Mini Code up to 64,000, Mercury Edit 2 up to 8,192, Laguna M.1 up to 32,768 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
North Mini Code accepts text; Mercury Edit 2 accepts text; Laguna M.1 accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.
Are any of these open source?
North Mini Code and Laguna M.1 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. Laguna M.1 came out Apr 28, 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.
