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StarCoder 2

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State-of-the-art open-access code LLM by BigCode

Updated Feb 26, 2026
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Last reviewed: Feb 26, 2026Details verified against vendor changelogs and hands-on usage where possible.

About

StarCoder 2 is an open-access code LLM family (3B/7B/15B) from BigCode (Hugging Face & ServiceNow), trained on The Stack v2. Weights are released under OpenRAIL-M for local or hosted inference.

Key Features

  • ✓Open-access weights (OpenRAIL-M)
  • ✓3 sizes: 3B, 7B, 15B parameters
  • ✓Trained on The Stack v2
  • ✓Supports 600+ programming languages
  • ✓Fill-in-the-Middle (FIM) capability
  • ✓Grouped Query Attention (GQA)
  • ✓16K context window

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Open-source with no license cost
  • Free tier available
  • Open-source and self-hostable

Cons

  • No agentic/autonomous mode
  • Vendor-specific limitations may apply

Use Cases

  • →Self-hosting a code assistant
  • →Fine-tuning on private codebases
  • →Researching code LLMs
  • →Offline code completion
  • →Building custom developer tools

Technical Details

Languages

600+ languages

AI Models

StarCoder2-3BStarCoder2-7BStarCoder2-15B

Integrations

Hugging FaceVS Code extensionsLocal inference

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is StarCoder 2?

StarCoder 2 is an open-access code LLM family (3B/7B/15B) from BigCode (Hugging Face & ServiceNow), trained on The Stack v2. Weights are released under OpenRAIL-M for local or hosted inference.

Is StarCoder 2 free?

Yes, StarCoder 2 is open source and free to use. 3B, 7B, 15B models, OpenRAIL-M license, Weights available on Hugging Face

What programming languages does StarCoder 2 support?

StarCoder 2 supports 1+ programming languages including 600+ languages.

What AI models does StarCoder 2 use?

StarCoder 2 is powered by StarCoder2-3B, StarCoder2-7B, StarCoder2-15B.

What platforms does StarCoder 2 support?

StarCoder 2 is available on Linux, Windows, macOS.

What can StarCoder 2 do?

StarCoder 2 provides code completion, code generation. Key features include: Open-access weights (OpenRAIL-M), 3 sizes: 3B, 7B, 15B parameters, Trained on The Stack v2.

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Pricing

Open Access

Free

  • 3B, 7B, 15B models
  • OpenRAIL-M license
  • Weights available on Hugging Face

Company

Name
BigCode (Hugging Face & ServiceNow)
Founded
2022
Location
Global
Users
Thousands of downloads

Links

GitHub →Twitter →

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