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North Mini Code vs Ornith 1.5 35B A3B
Side-by-side technical showdown between North Mini Code and Ornith 1.5 35B A3B on TheModelverse. Compare verified LLM benchmark scores, quantization compression, local GPU hardware sizing, and API inference pricing.
Executive Showdown & Winner Breakdown
Who Wins Where: North Mini Code vs Ornith 1.5 35B A3B
Verified across benchmarks, pricing & local VRAM footprintContext Window Capacity
Context DepthLeader:Ornith 1.5 35B A3B(256k vs 262k)
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Hardware Sizing & Model Compression
LLM Hardware Sizing & Quantization Sizing
Simulate weight compression levels and dynamic KV-cache expansion to verify whether these models fit on your local hardware or cloud GPU cluster.
Quantization Level
Active Precision
4 bits / parameter
VRAM Reduction
-72.5% vs FP16
Benchmark Retention
96–98% (Sweet Spot)
Context Simulator
Total VRAM Footprint @ 8k Context (INT4 (GGUF / AWQ))
Model 1Cloud Hosted
North Mini Code
Zero Local VRAM
Inference runs fully on provider cloud infrastructure. Zero GPU required locally.
Total Params:
Open Weights
Active Compute:
Dense
Attention Scheme:
GQA / Multi-Head
Max Context:
256k tokens
Target Hardware: Zero Local VRAM (Managed Cloud API)
Model 2Open Weights
Ornith 1.5 35B A3B
22.4GB
Weights: ~19.3 GBKV Cache: ~0.2 GB+15% CUDA Buffer
Total Params:
35B
Active Compute:
Dense
Attention Scheme:
GQA (Grouped-Query)
Max Context:
262k tokens
Target Hardware: 2x RTX 4090 (TP=2) or 1x L40S (48GB) (TP=2)
GPU & Hardware Tier Compatibility Matrix
| Hardware Configuration | Available VRAM | North Mini Code | Ornith 1.5 35B A3B |
|---|---|---|---|
16 GB VRAM RTX 4070 / 4080 (16GB), Mac M-Series (16GB) | 16 GB | Cloud API | ✕ OOM |
24 GB VRAM 1x RTX 3090 / 4090 (24GB), Mac M-Series (32GB) | 24 GB | Cloud API | Tight (Low Ctx) |
48 GB VRAM 2x RTX 4090 (TP=2), 1x L40S, Mac M-Series (64GB) | 48 GB | Cloud API | Optimal |
80 GB VRAM 1x NVIDIA A100 / H100 (80GB), Mac Studio (128GB) | 80 GB | Cloud API | Optimal |
160 GB Node 2x H100 (TP=2), 4x L40S, Mac Studio (192GB) | 160 GB | Cloud API | Optimal |
Multi-Node Cluster 4x–8x H100 Datacenter Cluster | 320 GB | Cloud API | Optimal |
LLM Benchmark Database
LLM Benchmark Showdown & Head-to-Head Deltas
Normalized evaluation scores across code generation, advanced reasoning, mathematics, and multidisciplinary exams.
SWE-bench (Coding)Score % / Points
North Mini Code
67.6
Ornith 1.5 35B A3B
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Inference Economics & Cost Simulator
Token Pricing & Scale Economics
Calculate estimated monthly cloud API spend and evaluate the breakeven point vs self-hosted GPU hardware.
10k500k1M
| Pricing Metric | North Mini Code | Ornith 1.5 35B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| Input Cost (/1M tokens) | Free / Open | Free / Open |
| Cached Input (/1M tokens) | — | — |
| Output Cost (/1M tokens) | Free / Open | Free / Open |
| Simulated Monthly Bill (100,000 calls) | $0 API Cost Open Weights | $0 API Cost Open Weights |
| Self-Hosted Breakeven vs $864/mo GPU | Self-Hostable Day 1 | Self-Hostable Day 1 |
Architecture Matrix
| Feature | North Mini Code | Ornith 1.5 35B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| Release Date | 6/9/2026 | 8/18/2026 |
| Routing / MoE | Dense | Dense |
| Attention Mechanism | Standard / GQA | Standard / GQA |
| Source Type | Open Weights (Open) | Open Weights (MIT) |
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