DeepSeek V4 vs North Mini Code
Pricing, benchmarks, and use case comparison
Quick take
- •DeepSeek V4 is meaningfully stronger at math (93 vs 60 on our capability index).
- •North Mini Code is meaningfully stronger at speed (88 vs 68).
- •DeepSeek V4 is open-weights (free to self-host); North Mini Code is paid API only.
- •DeepSeek V4 has a 1M tokens context window vs 256K tokens - better for whole-repo or long-document work.
Specs comparison
| DeepSeek V4 | North Mini Code | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | Cohere |
| Type | Open source | Closed source |
| Context window | ✓1M tokens | 256K tokens |
| Input / 1M tokens | ✓Free (self-host) | 0 |
| Output / 1M tokens | Free (self-host) | 0 |
| Release date | 2026-04 | 2026-06 |
Benchmarks
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 | North Mini Code |
|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified | 80.6% | - |
| Math / STEM / Coding (open-model comparison) | Best among open models (per DeepSeek) | - |
| Artificial Analysis Coding Index | - | 33.4 |
| Throughput vs Devstral Small 2 | - | Up to 2.8x higher output throughput |
Scores sourced from official provider release posts and independent benchmark aggregators.
Which should you choose?
Choose DeepSeek V4 if...
- →You need a frontier-class open model you can self-host for data control
- →Your workload involves very long documents, codebases, or agent trajectories (up to 1M tokens)
- →You want top-tier agentic coding at a fraction of closed-model cost
- →You need to fine-tune or customize a strong base model
Choose North Mini Code if...
- →You want a self-hostable, sovereign coding agent on modest hardware
- →You run agentic SWE workflows (repo edits, sub-agent orchestration, code review)
- →You need terminal/tool-driven multi-turn agents
- →You want high coding throughput at low compute cost