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North Mini Code (free) vs LFM3-1.7B (free): API price, context & features · api14

Cohere: North Mini Code (free) vs LiquidAI: LFM3-1.7B (free)

A side-by-side comparison of Cohere: North Mini Code (free) (Free) and LiquidAI: LFM3-1.7B (free) (Free) using current USD prices and capabilities from the api14 catalog. Both run through the same OpenAI-compatible API.

Specifications

	Cohere: North Mini Code (free)	LiquidAI: LFM3-1.7B (free)
Provider	Cohere	LiquidAI
Context window	256,000	262,144
Max output	64,000	8,192
Input	text	text
Output	text	text
Tool calling
Structured output
Reasoning control
Added	Jun 17, 2026	Nov 6, 2026

Key differences

Only LiquidAI: LFM3-1.7B (free) supports structured JSON output.

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Both models use the same endpoint and request shape. Change the model value from "cohere/north-mini-code:free" to "liquid/lfm-3-1.7b:free" and prompts, streaming and tools keep working.

Cohere: North Mini Code (free) details & playground →LiquidAI: LFM3-1.7B (free) details & playground →

import OpenAI from "openai";

const client = new OpenAI({
  baseURL: "https://api14.com/api/v1",
  apiKey: process.env.API14_API_KEY,
});

const result = await client.chat.completions.create({
  "model": "liquid/lfm-3-1.7b:free",
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "Explain vector databases in two sentences."
    }
  ]
});
console.log(result.choices[0].message.content);

Cohere: North Mini Code (free) vs LiquidAI: LFM3-1.7B (free)

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