# DeepSeek Coder 33B vs StarCoder 2 15B

> Neither DeepSeek Coder 33B 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-33b-vs-starcoder-2-15b
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 7

## Summary

- They share 7 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek Coder 33B scores higher in 1 category and StarCoder 2 15B in 0 categories; one gap is clear of the uncertainty.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is BigCodeBench Complete: 51.1% for DeepSeek Coder 33B and 38.4% for StarCoder 2 15B.

## Snapshot

| | DeepSeek Coder 33B | StarCoder 2 15B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 38.3 | 37.5 |
| Rank | — | — |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- DeepSeek Coder 33B: 37.4 (#180)
- StarCoder 2 15B: 36.0

| Benchmark | DeepSeek Coder 33B | StarCoder 2 15B |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Complete | 51.1% | 38.4% |
| HumanEval+ | 75% | 37.8% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 42% | — |
| MBPP+ | 70.1% | — |

## Reasoning

- DeepSeek Coder 33B: —
- StarCoder 2 15B: —

| Benchmark | DeepSeek Coder 33B | StarCoder 2 15B |
|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 95.74 | 104.61 |
| WinoGrande | 62% | 64.3% |

## Math

- DeepSeek Coder 33B: —
- StarCoder 2 15B: —

| Benchmark | DeepSeek Coder 33B | StarCoder 2 15B |
|---|---|---|
| GSM8K | 35.4% | 57.7% |

## Knowledge

- DeepSeek Coder 33B: —
- StarCoder 2 15B: —

| Benchmark | DeepSeek Coder 33B | StarCoder 2 15B |
|---|---|---|
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 42.2% | 47.2% |
| MMLU | 39.4% | 64.1% |

## FAQ

### Is DeepSeek Coder 33B better than StarCoder 2 15B?

Neither DeepSeek Coder 33B nor StarCoder 2 15B has enough public benchmark results to be ranked yet; the rows below show what has been published.

### Is DeepSeek Coder 33B or StarCoder 2 15B better for coding?

DeepSeek Coder 33B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 37.4 versus 36.0 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do DeepSeek Coder 33B and StarCoder 2 15B share?

7 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek Coder 33B has 9 scored results on Noometry and StarCoder 2 15B has 7.