Orca 2 13B
Orca 2 13B is worth evaluating for coding and classification when its provider route and context window match the workload.
Use it for
- Teams evaluating coding and classification
- Workloads that can use a 4k context window
- Buyers comparing 1 tracked provider route
Do not use it for
- Vision or document-understanding workloads
- Strict JSON or tool-calling flows
- Family
- Orca 2
- Released
- 2023-11-21
- Context
- 4k
- Parameters
- 13B
- Architecture
- Decoder Only
- Specialization
- general
- Openness
- Open weights
- License
- Microsoft Research(needs verification)Commercial use: non-commercial
- Weights
- Unknown
- Code
- Unknown
- Training
- Fine-tuned
Advancing the state-of-the-art in AI and computing.
Cheapest of 1 route · Microsoft Foundry
About
Orca 2 13B, developed by Microsoft, is a large language model designed primarily for research purposes. It is a fine-tuned version of the LLaMA-2 base model, focusing on enhanced reasoning capabilities in smaller language models. This is achieved through training on a synthetic dataset specifically created to improve reasoning skills. Orca 2 13B excels in tasks such as reading comprehension, math problem-solving, and text summarization. However, it is not optimized for chat applications and requires fine-tuning for specific tasks. The model demonstrates strong performance in zero-shot settings but shares common LLM limitations, such as potential biases and a lack of contextual understanding. It is primarily suitable for research and not recommended for deployment without further evaluation. 124 3 7 8.
Orca 2 13B is an open-weight model in the Orca 2 family. The structured metadata tracks a 4k-token context window. This page tracks provider routes through Microsoft Foundry, with the cheapest tracked route listed at $0.81 input and $0.94 output per 1M tokens. Headline tracked benchmarks include HumanEval 35.2 and Massive Multitask Language Understanding 70.8.
Top use-case fit: coding, agents, and build tasks
Coding
Q/$ C1 relevant benchmark in the decision map.
Classification
Q/$ C1 relevant benchmark in the decision map.
Provider price ladder
Compare API pricing across 1 providers for input and output tokens, batch, and cached reads when available.
| Provider | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Route |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Foundry | $0.810 | $0.940 | Provisioned |
Available via routers & gateways(5)
LiteLLM
GatewayOpen-source Python SDK and proxy server that unifies 100+ LLM APIs behind a single OpenAI-compatible interface, with load balancing, cost tracking, and configurable failover.
Portkey
GatewayProduction AI gateway routing to 1,600+ LLMs with failover, load balancing, semantic caching, and guardrails; Apache 2.0 core is fully self-hostable with the complete feature set.
Azure AI Foundry Model Router
RouterMicrosoft Azure AI Foundry's native model router that uses a trained ML model to route each prompt in real time to the optimal Azure-hosted model, with Balanced/Cost/Quality mode selection and automatic failover.
Helicone
GatewayObservability-first AI gateway with routing, caching, rate limiting, and request tracing; Apache 2.0 open-source core with a managed hosted tier for logging and analytics.
Kong AI Gateway
GatewayMulti-LLM AI gateway built on Kong Gateway 3.x, adding semantic routing, load balancing, guardrails, and MCP traffic analytics as plugins over Kong's existing API management platform.
Capabilities
No model capability flags are currently sourced.
Benchmark peer barsfor Coding
Benchmark scores(2)
| Benchmark | Score | Version | Evaluation | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HumanEval | 35.2 | pass@1Observed 2026-03-06 | — | Source |
| Massive Multitask Language Understanding | 70.8 | 5-shotObserved 2026-03-06 | — | Source |
Migration checks
No linked migration route is available for this model yet.
Frequently asked questions
What is the context window of Orca 2 13B?
Orca 2 13B has a context window of 4k tokens.
How much does Orca 2 13B cost?
Orca 2 13B is available at $0.81/1M input tokens through Microsoft Foundry.
When was Orca 2 13B released?
Orca 2 13B was released on 2023-11-21.
Which providers offer Orca 2 13B?
Orca 2 13B is available from 1 provider: Microsoft Foundry.
What benchmarks has Orca 2 13B been tested on?
Orca 2 13B has been evaluated on 2 benchmarks, including HumanEval, Massive Multitask Language Understanding.
Advancing the state-of-the-art in AI and computing.
Cheapest of 1 route · Microsoft Foundry