# Qwen3 Coder Next vs StarCoder 2 15B

> Qwen3 Coder Next has enough public results to be ranked (#229); StarCoder 2 15B does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/qwen3-coder-next-vs-starcoder-2-15b
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Snapshot

| | Qwen3 Coder Next | StarCoder 2 15B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 33.8 | 37.5 |
| Rank | 229 | — |
| Context | 262K | — |
| Input $/M | $0.12 | — |
| Output $/M | $0.80 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Qwen3 Coder Next: 35.8 (#206)
- StarCoder 2 15B: 36.0

| Benchmark | Qwen3 Coder Next | StarCoder 2 15B |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 32.3% | — |
| WeirdML | 34.4% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 38.4% |
| HumanEval+ | — | 37.8% |

## Reasoning

- Qwen3 Coder Next: 21.7 (#191)
- StarCoder 2 15B: —

| Benchmark | Qwen3 Coder Next | StarCoder 2 15B |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 0% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 104.61 |
| WinoGrande | — | 64.3% |

## Math

- Qwen3 Coder Next: —
- StarCoder 2 15B: —

| Benchmark | Qwen3 Coder Next | StarCoder 2 15B |
|---|---|---|
| GSM8K | — | 57.7% |

## Knowledge

- Qwen3 Coder Next: —
- StarCoder 2 15B: —

| Benchmark | Qwen3 Coder Next | StarCoder 2 15B |
|---|---|---|
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | — | 47.2% |
| MMLU | — | 64.1% |

## FAQ

### Is Qwen3 Coder Next better than StarCoder 2 15B?

Qwen3 Coder Next has enough public results to be ranked (#229); StarCoder 2 15B does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.

### Is Qwen3 Coder Next or StarCoder 2 15B better for coding?

They score almost the same on coding (35.8 vs 36.0); test both on your own repository before choosing.

### How many benchmarks do Qwen3 Coder Next and StarCoder 2 15B share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen3 Coder Next has 3 scored results on Noometry and StarCoder 2 15B has 7.