North-Small-Translate-1.0 is Cohere’s mixture-of-experts text translation model for more than 50 languages. Its September 2026 release specifies 218 billion total and 25 billion active parameters, with 16k input and 16k output context.
Technical detail
Core features
More than 50 languages
218 billion total parameters and 25 billion active parameters
16k input and 16k output context
Minimum one B200 or two H100 GPUs at W4A4, according to Cohere
Machine translation
Multilingual models
Use & integration
Recorded applications
Multilingual enterprise text translation
These describe the reviewed application scope, not confirmed deployments, released requirements or procurement eligibility.
Evidence of maturity
Released September 10, 2026; technical metrics are vendor-reported
Commercial availability
CC BY-NC 4.0 downloadable weights for non-commercial use; commercial enterprise access through RWS Language Weaver
Integration and verification
Readiness
A technology readiness level is not established by the reviewed public sources.
Reviewed connections
No reviewed Mission area or released Defence need connection is currently published.
Original sources 1 linked record
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North-Small-Translate-1.0 is a mixture-of-experts text translation model supporting more than 50 languages, with 218 billion total and 25 billion active parameters and 16k input/output context. Cohere specifies minimum hardware of one B200 or two H100s at W4A4. Downloadable weights use CC BY-NC 4.0 for non-commercial use; enterprise translation is offered through RWS Language Weaver.
Supports: Capability · defence applications
North-Small-Translate-1.0 is a mixture-of-experts text translation model supporting more than 50 languages, with 218 billion total and 25 billion active parameters and 16k input/output context. Cohere specifies minimum hardware of one B200 or two H100s at W4A4. Downloadable weights use CC BY-NC 4.0 for non-commercial use; enterprise translation is offered through RWS Language Weaver.
Supports: Capability · slug
North-Small-Translate-1.0 is a mixture-of-experts text translation model supporting more than 50 languages, with 218 billion total and 25 billion active parameters and 16k input/output context. Cohere specifies minimum hardware of one B200 or two H100s at W4A4. Downloadable weights use CC BY-NC 4.0 for non-commercial use; enterprise translation is offered through RWS Language Weaver.
Supports: Capability · commercial availability
North-Small-Translate-1.0 is a mixture-of-experts text translation model supporting more than 50 languages, with 218 billion total and 25 billion active parameters and 16k input/output context. Cohere specifies minimum hardware of one B200 or two H100s at W4A4. Downloadable weights use CC BY-NC 4.0 for non-commercial use; enterprise translation is offered through RWS Language Weaver.
Supports: Capability · technicaldomainslugs
North-Small-Translate-1.0 is a mixture-of-experts text translation model supporting more than 50 languages, with 218 billion total and 25 billion active parameters and 16k input/output context. Cohere specifies minimum hardware of one B200 or two H100s at W4A4. Downloadable weights use CC BY-NC 4.0 for non-commercial use; enterprise translation is offered through RWS Language Weaver.
Supports: Capability · name
North-Small-Translate-1.0 is a mixture-of-experts text translation model supporting more than 50 languages, with 218 billion total and 25 billion active parameters and 16k input/output context. Cohere specifies minimum hardware of one B200 or two H100s at W4A4. Downloadable weights use CC BY-NC 4.0 for non-commercial use; enterprise translation is offered through RWS Language Weaver.
Supports: Capability · summary
North-Small-Translate-1.0 is a mixture-of-experts text translation model supporting more than 50 languages, with 218 billion total and 25 billion active parameters and 16k input/output context. Cohere specifies minimum hardware of one B200 or two H100s at W4A4. Downloadable weights use CC BY-NC 4.0 for non-commercial use; enterprise translation is offered through RWS Language Weaver.
Supports: Capability · core features
North-Small-Translate-1.0 is a mixture-of-experts text translation model supporting more than 50 languages, with 218 billion total and 25 billion active parameters and 16k input/output context. Cohere specifies minimum hardware of one B200 or two H100s at W4A4. Downloadable weights use CC BY-NC 4.0 for non-commercial use; enterprise translation is offered through RWS Language Weaver.
Supports: Capability · maturity
North-Small-Translate-1.0 is a mixture-of-experts text translation model supporting more than 50 languages, with 218 billion total and 25 billion active parameters and 16k input/output context. Cohere specifies minimum hardware of one B200 or two H100s at W4A4. Downloadable weights use CC BY-NC 4.0 for non-commercial use; enterprise translation is offered through RWS Language Weaver.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
North-Small-Translate-1.0 is a mixture-of-experts text translation model supporting more than 50 languages, with 218 billion total and 25 billion active parameters and 16k input/output context. Cohere specifies minimum hardware of one B200 or two H100s at W4A4. Downloadable weights use CC BY-NC 4.0 for non-commercial use; enterprise translation is offered through RWS Language Weaver.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
North-Small-Translate-1.0 is a mixture-of-experts text translation model supporting more than 50 languages, with 218 billion total and 25 billion active parameters and 16k input/output context. Cohere specifies minimum hardware of one B200 or two H100s at W4A4. Downloadable weights use CC BY-NC 4.0 for non-commercial use; enterprise translation is offered through RWS Language Weaver.
Supports: Capability · core features
North-Small-Translate-1.0 is a mixture-of-experts text translation model supporting more than 50 languages, with 218 billion total and 25 billion active parameters and 16k input/output context. Cohere specifies minimum hardware of one B200 or two H100s at W4A4. Downloadable weights use CC BY-NC 4.0 for non-commercial use; enterprise translation is offered through RWS Language Weaver.
Supports: Capability · capability type
North-Small-Translate-1.0 is a mixture-of-experts text translation model supporting more than 50 languages, with 218 billion total and 25 billion active parameters and 16k input/output context. Cohere specifies minimum hardware of one B200 or two H100s at W4A4. Downloadable weights use CC BY-NC 4.0 for non-commercial use; enterprise translation is offered through RWS Language Weaver.
Supports: Capability · technology readiness level
North-Small-Translate-1.0 is a mixture-of-experts text translation model supporting more than 50 languages, with 218 billion total and 25 billion active parameters and 16k input/output context. Cohere specifies minimum hardware of one B200 or two H100s at W4A4. Downloadable weights use CC BY-NC 4.0 for non-commercial use; enterprise translation is offered through RWS Language Weaver.
Supports: Capability · core features
North-Small-Translate-1.0 is a mixture-of-experts text translation model supporting more than 50 languages, with 218 billion total and 25 billion active parameters and 16k input/output context. Cohere specifies minimum hardware of one B200 or two H100s at W4A4. Downloadable weights use CC BY-NC 4.0 for non-commercial use; enterprise translation is offered through RWS Language Weaver.
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