Nous Research has released NousCoder-14B, a new open-source large language model specialized for code generation and understanding. The 14-billion-parameter model is positioned as a competitor to Anthropic’s recently launched Claude Code, aiming to provide a high-performance, freely available alternative for developers. It is built on the DeepSeek-Coder architecture and fine-tuned on a diverse dataset of code and natural language. Early benchmarks suggest it performs competitively on tasks like code completion and problem-solving across multiple programming languages. The release highlights the ongoing trend of specialized, open-source AI models challenging proprietary offerings in the developer tool space. Read the full article at: https://venturebeat.com/technology/nous-researchs-nouscoder-14b-is-an-open-source-coding-model-landing-right-in