StarCoder
Open code-generation models from the BigCode project
StarCoder is a family of open code-generation models from BigCode, a non-profit scientific collaboration working on responsible training of large language models for coding applications. The original StarCoder is a 15.5B-parameter model trained on more than 80 programming languages, with an 8,192-token context window and fill-in-the-middle support. StarCoder2 followed with 3B, 7B and 15B models trained on code from The Stack v2 and a 16,384-token context window. BigCode also publishes related models, including StarCoderBase, StarCoder+, OctoCoder and SantaCoder, plus The Stack datasets. The StarCoder and StarCoder2 weights are available on Hugging Face under the BigCode OpenRAIL-M v1 license agreement.
- Filed under
- Code Assistance
- Pricing
- Free
- Platforms
- Not listed
- Last updated
- November 10, 2026
What StarCoder does
- StarCoder 15.5B. Trained on 80+ languages with an 8,192-token context and fill-in-the-middle support.
- StarCoder2 family. 3B, 7B and 15B models with a 16,384-token context window.
- The Stack v2 training data. StarCoder2 is trained on code from The Stack v2 dataset.
- Related models. Includes StarCoderBase, StarCoder+, StarEncoder, StarPii, OctoCoder and SantaCoder.
Who it’s for
- Researchers studying open code language models
- Developers self-hosting a code model
StarCoder pricing
Open models under the BigCode OpenRAIL-M v1 license; free to download
As listed on November 9, 2026. Check huggingface.co for current prices.
Things to know
- Model weights only; no hosted app or editor plugin on the BigCode page
- Licensed under BigCode OpenRAIL-M v1, which carries use restrictions
Quick answers
- What is StarCoder?
- StarCoder is a family of open code-generation models from BigCode, a non-profit scientific collaboration working on responsible training of large language models for coding applications.
- Is StarCoder free?
- Yes. StarCoder is free to use. (As listed on November 9, 2026.)
- Who makes StarCoder?
- StarCoder is made by BigCode.
- What are some alternatives to StarCoder?
- Other tools filed in the same section include AskCodi, GitHub Copilot and Cursor.
Tags
#open-models#starcoder2#code-llm#hugging-face#the-stack#openrail
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