Nous Research has released NousCoder-14B, a new open-source code generation model with 14 billion parameters. The model is designed to compete with proprietary models like Claude Code and is built on the DeepSeek-Coder architecture. It was trained on a diverse dataset of 1.5 trillion tokens, including code from multiple programming languages and natural language text. Key features include a 16,384 token context window, support for over 80 programming languages, and a focus on instruction-following capabilities. The release is positioned as a timely alternative to Anthropic’s recent Claude Code launch, offering the AI developer community a powerful, transparent, and freely accessible tool for code completion, debugging, and generation. Read the full article at: https://venturebeat.com/technology/nous-researchs-nouscoder-14b-is-an-open-source-coding-model-landing-right-in