# Laguna M.1 vs StarCoder 2 3B

> Laguna M.1 has enough public results to be ranked (#252); StarCoder 2 3B does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/laguna-m-1-vs-starcoder-2-3b
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- The widest gap is in coding, where Laguna M.1 leads 36.4 to 32.9.

## Snapshot

| | Laguna M.1 | StarCoder 2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Poolside | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 31.9 | 35.8 |
| Rank | 252 | — |
| Context | 262K | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Laguna M.1: 36.4 (#195)
- StarCoder 2 3B: 32.9

| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | StarCoder 2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1348 | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 21.4% |
| HumanEval+ | — | 27.4% |

## Reasoning

- Laguna M.1: 21.9 (#187)
- StarCoder 2 3B: —

| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | StarCoder 2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| Surface Evolver Bench | 15.6% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 88.01 |
| WinoGrande | — | 57.1% |

## Math

- Laguna M.1: 20.3 (#276)
- StarCoder 2 3B: —

| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | StarCoder 2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| ProofBench | 0% | — |
| GSM8K | — | 21.6% |

## Knowledge

- Laguna M.1: —
- StarCoder 2 3B: —

| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | StarCoder 2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | — | 34.2% |
| MMLU | — | 36.6% |

## FAQ

### Is Laguna M.1 better than StarCoder 2 3B?

Laguna M.1 has enough public results to be ranked (#252); StarCoder 2 3B does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.

### Is Laguna M.1 or StarCoder 2 3B better for coding?

Laguna M.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 36.4 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Laguna M.1 and StarCoder 2 3B share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Laguna M.1 has 3 scored results on Noometry and StarCoder 2 3B has 7.