# DeepSeek Coder 1.3B vs StarCoder 2 15B

> Neither DeepSeek Coder 1.3B nor StarCoder 2 15B has enough public benchmark results to be ranked yet; the rows below show what has been published.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-coder-1-3b-vs-starcoder-2-15b
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 7

## Summary

- They share 7 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek Coder 1.3B scores higher in 0 categories and StarCoder 2 15B in 1 category; one gap is clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where StarCoder 2 15B leads 36.6 to 31.2.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is BigCodeBench Complete: 29.6% for DeepSeek Coder 1.3B and 38.4% for StarCoder 2 15B.

## Snapshot

| | DeepSeek Coder 1.3B | StarCoder 2 15B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 35.0 | 38.1 |
| Rank | — | — |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- DeepSeek Coder 1.3B: 31.2 (#287)
- StarCoder 2 15B: 36.6

| Benchmark | DeepSeek Coder 1.3B | StarCoder 2 15B |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Complete | 29.6% | 38.4% |
| HumanEval+ | 60.4% | 37.8% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 22.8% | — |
| MBPP+ | 54.8% | — |

## Reasoning

- DeepSeek Coder 1.3B: —
- StarCoder 2 15B: —

| Benchmark | DeepSeek Coder 1.3B | StarCoder 2 15B |
|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 63.6 | 105 |
| WinoGrande | 53.3% | 64.3% |

## Math

- DeepSeek Coder 1.3B: —
- StarCoder 2 15B: —

| Benchmark | DeepSeek Coder 1.3B | StarCoder 2 15B |
|---|---|---|
| GSM8K | 4.4% | 57.7% |

## Knowledge

- DeepSeek Coder 1.3B: —
- StarCoder 2 15B: —

| Benchmark | DeepSeek Coder 1.3B | StarCoder 2 15B |
|---|---|---|
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 25.4% | 47.2% |
| MMLU | 25.8% | 64.1% |

## FAQ

### Is DeepSeek Coder 1.3B better than StarCoder 2 15B?

Neither DeepSeek Coder 1.3B nor StarCoder 2 15B has enough public benchmark results to be ranked yet; the rows below show what has been published.

### Is DeepSeek Coder 1.3B or StarCoder 2 15B better for coding?

StarCoder 2 15B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 36.6 versus 31.2 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do DeepSeek Coder 1.3B and StarCoder 2 15B share?

7 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek Coder 1.3B has 9 scored results on Noometry and StarCoder 2 15B has 7.