Cohere launches North Small Translate: open-weight 218B MoE for 50+ languages
On September 10, 2026, Cohere introduced North Small Translate, an open-weight MoE translation model with 218B total parameters and ~25B active, 50+ language coverage, a WMT26 score of 83.6 (84.36 agentic), and, per Cohere, ahead of DeepL NextGen, Google Translate, and several open models. CC BY-NC 4.0 license; gated Hugging Face access; partnership with RWS Language Weaver. The Globe and Mail reported talks for a $2–3B raise at ~$20B valuation—reported talks, not a closed deal.
