# DeepSeek Coder 6.7B vs StarCoder 2 3B

> Neither DeepSeek Coder 6.7B nor StarCoder 2 3B 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-2-3b
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 7

## Summary

- They share 7 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek Coder 6.7B scores higher in 1 category and StarCoder 2 3B in 0 categories; one gap is clear of the uncertainty.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is BigCodeBench Complete: 43.8% for DeepSeek Coder 6.7B and 21.4% for StarCoder 2 3B.

## Snapshot

| | DeepSeek Coder 6.7B | StarCoder 2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 37.6 | 36.3 |
| Rank | — | — |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- DeepSeek Coder 6.7B: 35.8 (#219)
- StarCoder 2 3B: 33.5

| Benchmark | DeepSeek Coder 6.7B | StarCoder 2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Complete | 43.8% | 21.4% |
| HumanEval+ | 71.3% | 27.4% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 35.5% | — |
| MBPP+ | 65.6% | — |

## Reasoning

- DeepSeek Coder 6.7B: —
- StarCoder 2 3B: —

| Benchmark | DeepSeek Coder 6.7B | StarCoder 2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 89.62 | 88.76 |
| WinoGrande | 57.6% | 57.1% |

## Math

- DeepSeek Coder 6.7B: —
- StarCoder 2 3B: —

| Benchmark | DeepSeek Coder 6.7B | StarCoder 2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| GSM8K | 21.3% | 21.6% |

## Knowledge

- DeepSeek Coder 6.7B: —
- StarCoder 2 3B: —

| Benchmark | DeepSeek Coder 6.7B | StarCoder 2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 36.4% | 34.2% |
| MMLU | 36.4% | 36.6% |

## FAQ

### Is DeepSeek Coder 6.7B better than StarCoder 2 3B?

Neither DeepSeek Coder 6.7B nor StarCoder 2 3B 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 3B better for coding?

DeepSeek Coder 6.7B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.8 versus 33.5 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do DeepSeek Coder 6.7B and StarCoder 2 3B share?

7 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek Coder 6.7B has 9 scored results on Noometry and StarCoder 2 3B has 7.