StarCoder

StarCoder is a family of open-source large language models for code by BigCode (Hugging Face and ServiceNow). Trained on permissively licensed code across 80+ languages, it powers code completion, infilling and chat. Ideal for researchers and teams that need a transparent, self-hosted code model.

Key Features

• Open weights, commercially usable
• 80+ programming languages supported
• Fill-in-the-middle code completion
• Powers many open-source assistants
• Trained on the license-clean Stack dataset

Pricing

Free. Open-source model weights; run it yourself or via Hugging Face inference at compute cost.

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Transparent training data and license
• Free to self-host and fine-tune

Cons:

• Needs technical skill to deploy well
• Raw model, not a polished product

How to Use StarCoder

1. Click the button below to open the official website.
2. Sign up, then install the extension or connect your code editor.
3. Describe what you want to build, or paste the code you want explained or fixed.
4. Review the AI suggestions, completions, or fixes carefully.
5. Accept the changes you want and test the code in your own project.
6. Use the chat or agent mode for bigger multi-file tasks.