Nous Research has released NousCoder-14B, a new open-source large language model specialized for code generation and programming tasks. The 14-billion-parameter model is positioned as a competitor to Anthropic’s recently launched Claude Code, offering similar capabilities without proprietary restrictions. It is built on the DeepSeek-Coder architecture and fine-tuned on a diverse dataset of code and natural language instructions. The model is designed to assist with tasks like code completion, bug fixing, and generating code from descriptions. Its release highlights the ongoing competition between open-source and proprietary AI models in the developer tools space, providing an alternative for those seeking customizable and transparent coding assistants. Read the full article at: https://venturebeat.com/technology/nous-researchs-nouscoder-14b-is-an-open-source-coding-model-landing-right-in