Nous Research has released NousCoder-14B, a new open-source large language model specialized for code generation and understanding. The model, with 14 billion parameters, is positioned as a competitive alternative to proprietary models like Anthropic’s Claude Code. It was trained on a large dataset of code from multiple programming languages and is designed to assist with tasks like code completion, debugging, and explanation. The release comes at a time of growing interest in AI coding assistants. As an open-source model, it offers developers and researchers the ability to use, modify, and deploy it without the restrictions of closed-source alternatives. Read the full article at: https://venturebeat.com/technology/nous-researchs-nouscoder-14b-is-an-open-source-coding-model-landing-right-in