# StarCoder 2 15B vs StarCoder 2 7B

> Neither StarCoder 2 15B nor StarCoder 2 7B has enough public benchmark results to be ranked yet; the rows below show what has been published.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/starcoder-2-15b-vs-starcoder-2-7b
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 7

## Summary

- They share 7 benchmarks with published results for both. StarCoder 2 15B scores higher in 1 category and StarCoder 2 7B in 0 categories; one gap is clear of the uncertainty.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is BigCodeBench Complete: 38.4% for StarCoder 2 15B and 27.7% for StarCoder 2 7B.

## Snapshot

| | StarCoder 2 15B | StarCoder 2 7B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 38.1 | 37.0 |
| Rank | — | — |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- StarCoder 2 15B: 36.6
- StarCoder 2 7B: 34.8

| Benchmark | StarCoder 2 15B | StarCoder 2 7B |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Complete | 38.4% | 27.7% |
| HumanEval+ | 37.8% | 29.9% |

## Reasoning

- StarCoder 2 15B: —
- StarCoder 2 7B: —

| Benchmark | StarCoder 2 15B | StarCoder 2 7B |
|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 105 | 93.56 |
| WinoGrande | 64.3% | 57.1% |

## Math

- StarCoder 2 15B: —
- StarCoder 2 7B: —

| Benchmark | StarCoder 2 15B | StarCoder 2 7B |
|---|---|---|
| GSM8K | 57.7% | 32.7% |

## Knowledge

- StarCoder 2 15B: —
- StarCoder 2 7B: —

| Benchmark | StarCoder 2 15B | StarCoder 2 7B |
|---|---|---|
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 47.2% | 38.7% |
| MMLU | 64.1% | 38.8% |

## FAQ

### Is StarCoder 2 15B better than StarCoder 2 7B?

Neither StarCoder 2 15B nor StarCoder 2 7B has enough public benchmark results to be ranked yet; the rows below show what has been published.

### Is StarCoder 2 15B or StarCoder 2 7B better for coding?

StarCoder 2 15B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 36.6 versus 34.8 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do StarCoder 2 15B and StarCoder 2 7B share?

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