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Kimi K3 vs North Mini Code

Compare two open-weight options optimized for very different quality, scale, and speed requirements.

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DECISION FACTORKimi K3Moonshot AINorth Mini CodeCohere
QUALITY EVIDENCE
Intelligence Index5727.6
Coding Agent IndexNOT RECORDED33.4%
GDPval-AA v21668 Elo21.7 Elo
Output speedNOT RECORDED199 tok/s
COST + SCALE
Input / 1M tokensNOT RECORDEDNOT RECORDED
Output / 1M tokensNOT RECORDEDNOT RECORDED
Context windowNot disclosedNot disclosed
AccessOpen weightsOpen weights
CAPABILITIES
ReasoningYESNO
Vision inputYESNO
Tool callingYESYES
Structured outputYESYES
Fine-tuning pathYESYES
Self-hostingYESYES
DEPLOYMENT
HostingOpen weights / hosted APIsOpen weights
Privacy postureSelf-host or provider APISelf-hostable
Strongest fitOpen deployment · Agentic workflows · Knowledge workSmall coding systems · Self-hosting · Fast inference
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