Model comparison
Qwen3 Coder Next vs StarCoder 2 15B
Qwen3 Coder Next has enough public results to be ranked (#229); StarCoder 2 15B does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)
NVIDIASide by side
| Qwen3 Coder Next | StarCoder 2 15B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 33.8 | 37.5 |
| Released | 2026-02-02 | 2024-02-20 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 66K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.12 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.80 | — |
| Results tracked | 3 | 7 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Qwen3 Coder Next: 35.8 (#206), StarCoder 2 15B: 36.0
| Benchmark | Qwen3 Coder Next | StarCoder 2 15B |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 32.3% | — |
| WeirdML | 34.4% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 38.4% |
| HumanEval+ | — | 37.8% |
Reasoning Not comparable
Qwen3 Coder Next: 21.7 (#191), StarCoder 2 15B: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3 Coder Next | StarCoder 2 15B |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 0% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 104.61 |
| WinoGrande | — | 64.3% |
Math Not comparable
Qwen3 Coder Next: —, StarCoder 2 15B: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3 Coder Next | StarCoder 2 15B |
|---|---|---|
| GSM8K | — | 57.7% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Qwen3 Coder Next: —, StarCoder 2 15B: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3 Coder Next | StarCoder 2 15B |
|---|---|---|
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | — | 47.2% |
| MMLU | — | 64.1% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen3 Coder Next better than StarCoder 2 15B?
Qwen3 Coder Next has enough public results to be ranked (#229); StarCoder 2 15B does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.
Is Qwen3 Coder Next or StarCoder 2 15B better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (35.8 vs 36.0); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Qwen3 Coder Next and StarCoder 2 15B share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen3 Coder Next has 3 scored results on Noometry and StarCoder 2 15B has 7.