NousCoder-14B: High-Performance Open Source Coding for Local Infrastructure
Nous Research has released NousCoder-14B, an open-source coding model built on the Qwen-2.5-Coder architecture. The 14-billion parameter model is designed to compete with proprietary tools like Claude Code while maintaining a footprint small enough for local deployment.
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