ServiceNow / Hugging Face / NVIDIA

StarCoder 2 15B

High-quality, permissively licensed code model.

Broad language supportPermissive license (Apache 2.0)Strong code generation and infillingGood for enterprise use
Today's score
91.0
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Where it ranks today

Best for / Not great for

Best for
  • Commercial applications requiring open source
  • Code completion across multiple languages
  • Generating code documentation
  • Code refactoring
Not great for
  • Highly specialized domains without fine-tuning
  • Complex algorithm generation
  • Debugging very abstract logic

Why it ranks here

StarCoder 2's permissive license and solid performance across many programming languages make it increasingly popular for commercial use cases. Its ability to generate and complete code reliably positions it as a strong contender for IDE integrations and automated code documentation.

30-day trend

Score breakdown

Search trends90
Benchmarks92
Developer buzz91
News mentions92

Pricing

API: $0.00 in · $0.00 out per 1M tokens · Consumer: $0.00/mo

Pricing plans

Popular
Open Source Download
Access the model freely
Free
  • Apache 2.0 license
  • Multiple model sizes available
  • Full code access
  • Local deployment
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Hugging Face Inference API
Managed API access
$0 /usage
  • Scalable inference
  • Pay-per-use
  • Quick integration
  • Supports StarCoder 2 variants
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