# DeepSeek Coder 6.7B vs StarCoder 2 15B

> Neither DeepSeek Coder 6.7B 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-6-7b-vs-starcoder-2-15b
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 7

## Summary

- They share 7 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek Coder 6.7B scores higher in 0 categories and StarCoder 2 15B in 1 category, but none of those gaps is larger than the uncertainty.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is BigCodeBench Complete: 43.8% for DeepSeek Coder 6.7B and 38.4% for StarCoder 2 15B.

## Snapshot

| | DeepSeek Coder 6.7B | StarCoder 2 15B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 37.1 | 37.5 |
| Rank | — | — |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- DeepSeek Coder 6.7B: 35.2 (#216)
- StarCoder 2 15B: 36.0

| Benchmark | DeepSeek Coder 6.7B | StarCoder 2 15B |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Complete | 43.8% | 38.4% |
| HumanEval+ | 71.3% | 37.8% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 35.5% | — |
| MBPP+ | 65.6% | — |

## Reasoning

- DeepSeek Coder 6.7B: —
- StarCoder 2 15B: —

| Benchmark | DeepSeek Coder 6.7B | StarCoder 2 15B |
|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 88.88 | 104.61 |
| WinoGrande | 57.6% | 64.3% |

## Math

- DeepSeek Coder 6.7B: —
- StarCoder 2 15B: —

| Benchmark | DeepSeek Coder 6.7B | StarCoder 2 15B |
|---|---|---|
| GSM8K | 21.3% | 57.7% |

## Knowledge

- DeepSeek Coder 6.7B: —
- StarCoder 2 15B: —

| Benchmark | DeepSeek Coder 6.7B | StarCoder 2 15B |
|---|---|---|
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 36.4% | 47.2% |
| MMLU | 36.4% | 64.1% |

## FAQ

### Is DeepSeek Coder 6.7B better than StarCoder 2 15B?

Neither DeepSeek Coder 6.7B nor StarCoder 2 15B has enough public benchmark results to be ranked yet; the rows below show what has been published.

### Is DeepSeek Coder 6.7B or StarCoder 2 15B better for coding?

They score almost the same on coding (35.2 vs 36.0); test both on your own repository before choosing.

### How many benchmarks do DeepSeek Coder 6.7B and StarCoder 2 15B share?

7 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek Coder 6.7B has 9 scored results on Noometry and StarCoder 2 15B has 7.