Best LLMs for Tool Calling — Cohere
The best Cohere model for tool calling is North Mini Code (free), completing 37.4% of Tau²-Bench's multi-turn tool-use tasks. Command A (15.2%) is next.
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north-mini-code:freeReasoningTools19.8 intel · Free/M · 18 t/s37.4%τ²-Bench - 2command-aJSON7.7 intel · $2.50/M · 47 t/s15.2%τ²-Bench
How this is ranked
AI models ranked by Tau²-Bench — multi-turn conversations where the model has to call the right tools, in the right order, against a real API to complete a customer task. This measures whether function calling actually works under pressure, which is a different question from whether a model supports the parameter at all.
Frequently asked
Which Cohere model is best at tool calling?
The best Cohere model for tool calling is North Mini Code (free), completing 37.4% of Tau²-Bench's multi-turn tool-use tasks. Command A (15.2%) is next.
What's a good alternative to North Mini Code (free)?
Command A (15.2%) is the closest alternative on this metric. See the full ranking above for the tradeoffs.
How many Cohere models are there?
modelgrep tracks 5 Cohere models with live benchmarks, speed, latency and per-provider pricing, led on intelligence by North Mini Code (free). 2 of them qualify for this ranking.