CompareLLM
CompareLLM.ai
Live
Leaderboard
Models
Compare
Best of & Stacks
Research & News
…
CompareLLM
CompareLLM.ai
Precision Benchmarks

Programmatic, dated AI model benchmarks, head-to-head comparisons, and Stack Engine presets.

Daily ingest · 06:00 UTC

Analytics & Benchmarks

  • AI Model Leaderboard
  • Head-to-Head Compare Hub
  • Models Directory
  • Stack Engine Presets
  • Frontier Models
  • Open Weights Catalog

Guides & Intent Lists

  • Best LLM Lists (2026)
  • Best Coding LLM
  • Best Cheap LLM
  • Fastest Low-Latency LLM
  • Claude vs GPT Benchmark
  • What is Elo?
  • Methodology Guides
  • News & Dispatches

Transparency & API

  • Evaluation Methodology
  • Benchmark Changelog
  • Public JSON API
  • llms.txt Specification
  • Privacy Policy
  • Sign In / Account

© 2026 CompareLLM. Public benchmark data aggregated from Arena Elo, LiveBench, SWE-bench & OpenRouter.

Every score has a dated snapshot.

Theme:
Currency:
  1. Home
  2. Comparisons
  3. Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Cohere: North Mini Code (free)

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026noindex (thin pair)

Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Cohere: North Mini Code (free) benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, Cohere: North Mini Code (free) is more budget-friendly at $0/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Executive Comparison Verdict

Bottom Line: Choose Claude 3.5 Sonnet if your priority is peak reasoning, complex code generation, and top preference Elo. Choose Cohere: North Mini Code (free) if you are optimizing for low latency, high throughput, and cost-efficient API deployment.
Share Analysis:
WhatsAppTelegramXLinkedInReddit

Verified Head-to-Head Advantage Breakdown

3 direct benchmark disciplines evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

Claude 3.5 Sonnet (0)Cohere: North Mini Code (free) (3)
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
0 of 3 Wins
Competitive baseline across remaining benchmarks
Cohere: North Mini Code (free)
3 of 3 Wins
✓Input price✓Output price✓Context window
Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Sonnet

2024 workhorse. Still a high-intent compare against GPT-4o.

Elo 1,280$15/1M out
Cohere
Leads 3 of 3 metrics
Cohere: North Mini Code (free)

Auto-discovered from OpenRouter (cohere/north-mini-code:free). Preview until a second source matches.

$0/1M out
Top Rival Showdowns for Claude 3.5 Sonnet
All Matchups
Compare vs:vs GPT-5vs Gemini 3 Provs Grok 4.6vs DeepSeek V4 Provs Qwen 3 Max
Preference Leader

No shared data

Single model data

Throughput Leader

No shared data

No latency data

Value per Dollar LeaderCohere: North Mini Code (free) Wins

Cohere: North Mini Code (free)

$0 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Leaders Matchup Capability Radar

Comparing top Western standard models with China's leading frontier rival across 6 skill dimensions. Tap any spoke or dot to inspect.

Tap any node to inspect
0–100 %ile
Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet (6)vsCohere: North Mini Code (free) (3)
Claude 3.5 Sonnet: 6W (67%)Overall: Claude 3.5 SonnetCohere: North Mini Code (free): 3W (33%)
← Claude 3.5 SonnetCohere: North Mini Code (free) →
🏆Claude 3.5 Sonnet(4/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Benchmark
Claude 3.5 SonnetvsCohere: North Mini Code (free)
Preference Elo
1,280vs—
Coding Elo
—vs—
SWE-bench
49%vs—
LiveBench
52.1%vs—
GPQA Diamond
65%vs—
Claude 3.5 Sonnet: 4WCohere: North Mini Code (free): 0W
🏆Claude 3.5 Sonnet(2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Benchmark
Claude 3.5 SonnetvsCohere: North Mini Code (free)
Output speed
80 tok/svs—
Time to first token
280 msvs—
Claude 3.5 Sonnet: 2WCohere: North Mini Code (free): 0W
🏆Cohere: North Mini Code (free)(3/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Benchmark
Claude 3.5 SonnetvsCohere: North Mini Code (free)
Output price
$15/1Mvs$0/1M+$15/1M
Input price
$3/1Mvs$0/1M+$3/1M
Context window
200kvs256k+56k
Claude 3.5 Sonnet: 0WCohere: North Mini Code (free): 3W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Preference Elo
Claude 3.5 Sonnet1,280
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
Cohere: North Mini Code (free)—
LiveBench
Claude 3.5 Sonnet52.1%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
Cohere: North Mini Code (free)—
SWE-bench
Claude 3.5 Sonnet49%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
Cohere: North Mini Code (free)—
GPQA Diamond
Claude 3.5 Sonnet65%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Cohere: North Mini Code (free)—
Time to first token
Claude 3.5 Sonnet280 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Cohere: North Mini Code (free)—
Output speed
Claude 3.5 Sonnet80 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Cohere: North Mini Code (free)—
Input price+$3/1M
Claude 3.5 Sonnet$3/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Cohere: North Mini Code (free)$0/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Output price+$15/1M
Claude 3.5 Sonnet$15/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Cohere: North Mini Code (free)$0/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Context window+56k
Claude 3.5 Sonnet200k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Cohere: North Mini Code (free)256k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
BenchmarkClaude 3.5 SonnetCohere: North Mini Code (free)Advantage Delta
Preference Elo
1,280
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
——
LiveBench
52.1%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
——
SWE-bench
49%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
——
GPQA Diamond
65%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Time to first token
280 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Output speed
80 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Input price
$3/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$0/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+$3/1M
Output price
$15/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$0/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+$15/1M
Context window
200k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
256k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+56k

Key Selection Recommendations

  • 1
    Cohere: North Mini Code (free):Pick Cohere: North Mini Code (free) when you are optimizing output cost.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatCohere: North Mini Code (free)

Lower output list price ($0/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGCohere: North Mini Code (free)

Larger window (256k).

Screenshots / visionClaude 3.5 Sonnet

Claude 3.5 Sonnet is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsinsufficient dataNeed SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chatCohere: North Mini Code (free)Lower output list price ($0/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient dataNeed TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAGCohere: North Mini Code (free)Larger window (256k).
Screenshots / visionClaude 3.5 SonnetClaude 3.5 Sonnet is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.
Community Sentiment

Cast Your Matchup Vote

0 total votes

Community Discussions (0)

Sign in to cast your verified vote, bookmark models, and participate in benchmark discussions.Sign In to Post

No comments posted on this matchup yet. Be the first to share an evaluation note!

Social Share Card Preview

Dynamic OpenGraph banner generated at /compare/claude-3-5-sonnet-vs-north-mini-code-free/opengraph-image

Save PNG

CompareLLM AI Matrix

Verified Head-to-Head Telemetry

LIVE BENCHMARK
VS
Anthropic

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Elo 1,280
SWE-bench49%
Speed (tok/s)80 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$3/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$15/1M
Cohere

Cohere: North Mini Code (free)

Elo n/a
SWE-bench—
Speed (tok/s)256k
Input / 1M Tokens$0/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$0/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Cohere: North Mini Code (free)?
We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Cohere: North Mini Code (free)?
SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
Cohere: North Mini Code (free) output tokens are $0/1M versus $15/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Cohere: North Mini Code (free)?
We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?
Cohere: North Mini Code (free) accepts 256k tokens versus 200k.
Can I self-host either model?
Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?
No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?
Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Cohere: North Mini Code (free) Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

Similar Head-to-Head Comparisons

All Claude 3.5 Sonnet matchups →|All Cohere: North Mini Code (free) matchups →
Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Claude 3.7 Sonnet (next sonnet)Claude Opus 4.5 vs Claude 3.5 SonnetClaude Opus 4.6 vs Claude 3.5 SonnetClaude Sonnet 4.5 vs Claude 3.5 SonnetClaude Opus 5 vs Claude 3.5 SonnetClaude Fable 5 vs Claude 3.5 Sonnet