# Grok Build 0.1 vs StarCoder 2 15B

> Grok Build 0.1 has enough public results to be ranked (#214); StarCoder 2 15B does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/grok-build-0-1-vs-starcoder-2-15b
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- The widest gap is in coding, where Grok Build 0.1 leads 42.5 to 36.0.
- StarCoder 2 15B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Grok Build 0.1 | StarCoder 2 15B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 35.8 | 37.5 |
| Rank | 214 | — |
| Context | 256K | — |
| Input $/M | $1 | — |
| Output $/M | $2 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Grok Build 0.1: 42.5 (#90)
- StarCoder 2 15B: 36.0

| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | StarCoder 2 15B |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 50.2% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 38.4% |
| HumanEval+ | — | 37.8% |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Grok Build 0.1: 22.5 (#122)
- StarCoder 2 15B: —

| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | StarCoder 2 15B |
|---|---|---|
| GBAEval | 2.4% | — |

## Reasoning

- Grok Build 0.1: 31.3 (#73)
- StarCoder 2 15B: —

| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | StarCoder 2 15B |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 9.1% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 104.61 |
| WinoGrande | — | 64.3% |

## Math

- Grok Build 0.1: —
- StarCoder 2 15B: —

| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | StarCoder 2 15B |
|---|---|---|
| GSM8K | — | 57.7% |

## Knowledge

- Grok Build 0.1: —
- StarCoder 2 15B: —

| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | StarCoder 2 15B |
|---|---|---|
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | — | 47.2% |
| MMLU | — | 64.1% |

## FAQ

### Is Grok Build 0.1 better than StarCoder 2 15B?

Grok Build 0.1 has enough public results to be ranked (#214); StarCoder 2 15B does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.

### Is Grok Build 0.1 or StarCoder 2 15B better for coding?

Grok Build 0.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.5 versus 36.0 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Grok Build 0.1 and StarCoder 2 15B share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok Build 0.1 has 3 scored results on Noometry and StarCoder 2 15B has 7.