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BigCodeBigCode

StarCoder 15B

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huggingfaceHuggingFace
7.8KDownloads2.9KLikesMay 2023Released8K tokensContextApache 2.0License5 EntryQuality

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Ollama
ollama run starcoder-15b
HuggingFace
huggingface-cli download starcoder-15b

Quick specs

Parameters15B
Architecturedense
Context8K tokens
Modalitycode
Min RAM5.9 GB
Rec. RAM10.8 GB (Q5_K_M)
LicenseApache 2.0
FamilyStarCoder
✓ Code✓ Reasoning

About this model

StarCoder 15B is BigCode's flagship code generation model trained on 1 trillion tokens from The Stack. Supports 80+ programming languages with 8K context and strong code completion capabilities.

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Apple
Best budgetC
MacBook Pro M4 32GB~$799 — 8 tok/s
NVIDIA
Best overallB
RTX 4090 24GB~$1,599 — 72 tok/s

Best hardware

Top picks for StarCoder 15B

NVIDIA
RTX 4090 24GBB
24 GB
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24 GB
NVIDIA
NVIDIA A30 24GBB
24 GB
NVIDIA
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24 GB
AMD
RX 7900 XTX 24GBB
24 GB

Quantization options

VRAM estimates by quant level

No hardware detected — fit column shows raw VRAM estimates

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
5.9 GB
Low—
Q3_K_S
3
7.4 GB
Low—
NVFP4
4
8.4 GB
Medium—
Q4_K_M
4
9.2 GB
Medium—
Q5_K_M
5
10.8 GB
High—
Q6_K
6
12.3 GB
High—
Q8_0
8
16.1 GB
Very High—
F16
16
30.7 GB
Maximum—

Hardware compatibility

Fit estimates across all hardware

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Memory breakdown

Reference: NVIDIA A10 24GB

Weights10.8 GB
KV Cache2.3 GB
Runtime1.2 GB
Headroom2.4 GB