StarCoder 16B
StarCoder 16B is BigCode's language model with a 8K context window and up to 8K output tokens, starting at $0.2 / 1M input and $0.2 / 1M output. A 16B parameter code generation LLM from BigCode, capable of multi-language code completion and synthesis.
Capabilities
Input1/5
Text✓
Image·
Audio·
Video·
PDF·
Output1/5
Text✓
Image·
Audio·
Video·
Embedding·
Capabilities0/13
Reasoning·
Adaptive Reasoning·
Function Calling·
Parallel Function Calling·
Structured Outputs·
Native JSON Schema·
Web Search·
URL Context·
Computer Use·
Code Execution·
File Search·
Prompt Caching·
Assistant Prefill·
Pricing by Provider
US Dollar ($)
Per 1M tokens
| Provider | Standard | |
|---|---|---|
| Input $ / 1M | Output $ / 1M | |
| $0.2 | $0.2 | |
Cost Calculator
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Cheapest Instances to Run It
Cloud GPU instances that can host StarCoder 16B, ranked by cheapest on-demand price. The model needs about 38 GB of GPU memory at FP16 precision (estimated from its parameter count), so treat the fit as guidance rather than a guarantee.
All clouds
FP16 (full precision)
US Dollar ($)
Instance | Cloud | GPU | VRAM | Price | Cheapest region | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_NP10s |  Azure | AMD Alveo U250 FPGA (64GB) | 64 GB | $1.65/hr | westus2 | |
| g6e.xlarge |  AWS | L40S | 45 GB | $1.86/hr | us-east-1 | |
| Standard_NV32as_v4 | Azure | AMD Radeon Instinct MI25 | 64 GB | $1.86/hr | westus2 | |
Versions
| Version | Released | Context | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| StarCoder2 15B | — | 16K | $0.200 | $0.200 | Available |
| StarCoder2 3B | — | 16K | $0.100 | $0.100 | Available |
| StarCoder2 7B | — | 16K | $0.200 | $0.200 | Available |
| StarCoder 16B | — | 8K | $0.200 | $0.200 | Current |
| Star Chat Alpha | — | — | — | — | Available |
| Star Chat Beta | — | — | — | — | Available |
| StarCoder | — | — | — | — | Available |
| StarCoder 7B | — | 8K | $0.200 | $0.200 | Available |
| StarCoderBase | — | — | — | — | Available |