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North Small Translate

CohereOpen WeightsPending Human Review

North Small Translate is a dedicated text translation model supporting more than 50 languages. Its 218B-parameter mixture-of-experts network activates 25B parameters and targets long-form translation with efficient serving. Open weights are available in several precisions under CC BY-NC 4.0, while commercial use requires appropriate licensing. It can be evaluated through Cohere’s Chat API and a public demo. The release date follows the September 9 API changelog; the launch blog followed on September 10. Translation quality claims depend on the specific language pair, domain, and evaluation method.

2026-09-09
218B total, 25B active
Mixture of Experts
CC-BY-NC-4.0

Specifications

Parameters
218B total, 25B active
Architecture
Mixture of Experts
License
CC-BY-NC-4.0
Context Window
16,000 tokens
Max Output
16,000 tokens
Type
text
Modalities
text

Benchmark Scores

Advanced Specifications

Model Family
North
API Access
Available
Chat Interface
Available
Multilingual Support
Yes
Variants
north-small-translate-1-0W4A16FP8BF16

Capabilities & Limitations

Capabilities
translationmultilinguallong-form translation
Known Limitations
Downloaded weights are licensed for non-commercial useSpecialized for translation rather than general agentsQuality varies by language pair and domain
Notable Use Cases
document translationlocalization researchprivate translation evaluation

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