# StarCoder 2 3B vs StarCoder 2 7B

> Neither StarCoder 2 3B 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-2-3b-vs-starcoder-2-7b
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 7

## Summary

- They share 7 benchmarks with published results for both. StarCoder 2 3B scores higher in 0 categories and StarCoder 2 7B in 1 category; one gap is clear of the uncertainty.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is BigCodeBench Complete: 21.4% for StarCoder 2 3B and 27.7% for StarCoder 2 7B.

## Snapshot

| | StarCoder 2 3B | StarCoder 2 7B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 36.3 | 37.0 |
| Rank | — | — |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- StarCoder 2 3B: 33.5
- StarCoder 2 7B: 34.8

| Benchmark | StarCoder 2 3B | StarCoder 2 7B |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Complete | 21.4% | 27.7% |
| HumanEval+ | 27.4% | 29.9% |

## Reasoning

- StarCoder 2 3B: —
- StarCoder 2 7B: —

| Benchmark | StarCoder 2 3B | StarCoder 2 7B |
|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 88.76 | 93.56 |
| WinoGrande | 57.1% | 57.1% |

## Math

- StarCoder 2 3B: —
- StarCoder 2 7B: —

| Benchmark | StarCoder 2 3B | StarCoder 2 7B |
|---|---|---|
| GSM8K | 21.6% | 32.7% |

## Knowledge

- StarCoder 2 3B: —
- StarCoder 2 7B: —

| Benchmark | StarCoder 2 3B | StarCoder 2 7B |
|---|---|---|
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 34.2% | 38.7% |
| MMLU | 36.6% | 38.8% |

## FAQ

### Is StarCoder 2 3B better than StarCoder 2 7B?

Neither StarCoder 2 3B nor StarCoder 2 7B has enough public benchmark results to be ranked yet; the rows below show what has been published.

### Is StarCoder 2 3B or StarCoder 2 7B better for coding?

StarCoder 2 7B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 34.8 versus 33.5 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do StarCoder 2 3B and StarCoder 2 7B share?

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