Nous Research has released NousCoder-14B, a new open-source large language model specifically fine-tuned for code generation and understanding. The 14-billion-parameter model is positioned as a direct competitor to proprietary models like Anthropic’s Claude Code, offering similar capabilities without the closed ecosystem. It was created by fine-tuning the DeepSeek-Coder-14B base model on a large, high-quality dataset of code and technical content. Early benchmarks suggest it performs competitively on tasks like HumanEval and MBPP, which test a model’s ability to generate correct code from natural language descriptions. The release highlights the ongoing trend in the AI industry of powerful, specialized coding models becoming more accessible through open-source initiatives, potentially lowering the barrier to entry for developers and researchers. Read the full article at: https://venturebeat.com/technology/nous-researchs-nouscoder-14b-is-an-open-source-coding-model-landing-right-in