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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

North Mini Code vs Nova Pro

North Mini Code comes out ahead, 71 to 50 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Our pick

    Cohere

    North Mini Code

    Released Jun 9, 2026

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

  2. Amazon

    Nova Pro

    Released Dec 3, 2024

    50/100
    • ECI123.8
    • Price$0.80 / $3.20
    • Context300K
    Full specs Remove Nova Pro

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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 Nova Pro (50). It leads on price. Nova Pro wins on 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 · Nova Pro $1.40 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextNova ProNova Pro 300,000 · North Mini Code 256,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsNova ProNorth Mini Code: Text · Nova Pro: Text, Images, PDFs, Video
  • Self-hostingNorth Mini CodePublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightNorth Mini CodeNova Pro
Price50%10043
Inputs & features30%4570
Context window20%3639
Overall100%71/10050/100

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.

North Mini Code vs Nova Pro specifications side by side
SpecificationNorth Mini CodeCohereNova ProAmazon
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)—123.8
ECI rank—#137 of 148
Price per million tokens
InputFree (best)$0.80
OutputFree (best)$3.20
Cached input—$0.20
Blended (3:1)Free (best)$1.40
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Cohere APIOfficial Amazon Bedrock API
Limits
Context window256,000 tokens300,000 tokens (best)
Max output64,000 tokens (best)10,000 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoYes
PDFsNoYes
AudioNoNo
VideoNoYes
ReasoningYeshighNo
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputYesNo
Availability
WeightsOpenProprietary
API model IDnorth-mini-code-1-0amazon.nova-pro-v1:0
API providers23 (best)
ReleasedJun 9, 2026Dec 3, 2024
Knowledge cutoffSep 23, 2025Oct 2024
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • North Mini CodeFree
  • Nova Pro$14.40
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: North Mini Code or Nova Pro?

North Mini Code is the better all-round choice, scoring 71/100 against Nova Pro (50). It leads on price. Nova Pro wins on 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, North Mini Code or Nova Pro?

North Mini Code is cheaper at Free input / Free output per million tokens (official Cohere API price). Nova Pro costs $0.80 input / $3.20 output per million tokens (official Amazon Bedrock API price). North Mini Code is listed as free.

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. North Mini Code has not been scored yet and Nova Pro has an ECI of 123.8.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for North Mini Code and Nova Pro yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Nova Pro has the largest context window at 300,000 tokens, against 256,000 for North Mini Code. Maximum output per response: North Mini Code up to 64,000, Nova Pro up to 10,000 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

North Mini Code accepts text; Nova Pro accepts text, images, PDFs and video. Nova Pro handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

North Mini Code publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Nova Pro is proprietary.

Which is newer?

North Mini Code is the newest, released Jun 9, 2026. Nova Pro came out Dec 3, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: North Mini Code Sep 23, 2025, Nova Pro Oct 2024.

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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