Cohere released North 2 on October 6, 2026, saying it is a model-agnostic AI control room that works with any model. It is the company's first major enterprise platform update since its initial release in 2023.
Cohere reported its models require fewer tokens on Nvidia's Blackwell and Hopper hardware, according to the source. That compares with earlier figures not specified in the source.
North 2 is built on Cohere's enterprise platform and targets government agencies and regulated industries seeking to maintain control over AI systems. Availability begins with a production rollout, initially for LG CNS and Bell Cyber.
"North 2 is a control room for AI agents, handling multi-step workflows and retaining context across sessions," said Jonathan Kemper, a contributor at thedecoder. Cohere's platform allows companies to run it on-premises, in the cloud, or fully air-gapped.
The announcement follows Cohere's acquisition of Aleph Alpha in April. The source frames the significance as a move to expand Cohere's reach in the enterprise AI space.
Cohere did not say how North 2 will perform on other hardware, and the source raises the open question of how well it will integrate with third-party models. The source says Cohere is targeting government agencies and regulated industries that want to keep AI under their own control.
Source: thedecoder
