StarCoder 3

StarCoder 3

Hugging Face / ServiceNow

Free Tier Available🌐 Open Source📊 3+ Use Cases

Overview

The community standard for open code generation. StarCoder 3 is trained on permissible license code only (The Stack v3), making it legally safe for enterprise use. It supports 200+ programming languages including obscure ones like COBOL and Fortran.

How StarCoder 3 works:

  • 1

    Use FIM (Fill-In-The-Middle) tags

  • 2

    Paste COBOL code for conversion

📋 Quick Specs

Pricing

Free (Open Weight)

Context Window

128K tokens

API Access

✅ Yes

Released

December 2025

Supports:
code

🚀 Try This Prompt

<fim_prefix>def connect_db():
    return<fim_suffix><fim_middle>

💡 Paste this into StarCoder 3 to see it in action.

Details

Best For

Enterprise Code AutocompleteLegacy CodeLegal Safety

Limitations

  • ! Less 'chatty' than ChatGPT

Developer Resources

Listing Info

PublisherHugging Face / ServiceNow
CategoryOpen Source
UpdatedJan 2026