LLM Reference

Orca 2 13B

Released
2023-11-21
Last refreshed
2026-05-19
Status
Researched 16d ago
CodingClassification

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
Specifications
Family
Orca 2
Released
2023-11-21
Context
4k
Parameters
13B
Architecture
Decoder Only
Specialization
general
Training
finetuned
Created by

Advancing the state-of-the-art in AI and computing.

Redmond, Washington, United States
Founded 1991
Website
Pricing
Output / 1M
$0.940
Input / 1M
$0.810

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 a 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/$ C

1 relevant benchmark in the decision map.

Classification

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1 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.

ProviderInput / 1MOutput / 1MRoute
Microsoft Foundry$0.810$0.940
Provisioned

Capabilities

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Benchmark peer barsfor Coding

Benchmark scores(2)

Scores are benchmark-specific and are direction-aware: the same numeric gap can mean very different outcomes across suites. Use the leaderboard context and this model's provider route to decide whether the winning margin is meaningful for your workload.
BenchmarkScoreVersionSource
HumanEval35.2pass@1https://huggingface.co/spaces/open-llm-leaderboard/open_llm_leaderboard
Massive Multitask Language Understanding70.85-shothttps://huggingface.co/spaces/open-llm-leaderboard/open_llm_leaderboard

Migration checks

No linked migration route is available for this model yet.

Rankings & picks(6)