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StarCoder2

High-performance, permissively licensed code model.

Permissive licenseLarge training datasetStrong multilingual code supportCompetitive performance
Today's score
91.0
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Where it ranks today

Best for / Not great for

Best for
  • Code generation across many languages
  • Code completion
  • Fine-tuning for commercial applications
  • Research and development
Not great for
  • Complex debugging requiring deep logical analysis
  • Natural language understanding outside of coding context
  • Tasks demanding state-of-the-art reasoning similar to GPT-4/Opus

Why it ranks here

StarCoder2 represents a significant advancement in open, permissively licensed code models. Trained on a vast and diverse dataset, it offers strong performance across numerous programming languages, making it an attractive option for both commercial use and open-source contributions.

30-day trend

Score breakdown

Search trends92
Benchmarks91
Developer buzz92
News mentions90

Pricing

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

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  • Trained on The Stack v2
  • Supports 600+ programming languages
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  • No infrastructure setup
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