LLM Reference

Orca 2 7B

Released
2023-11-21
Last refreshed
2026-05-19
Status
Researched 60d ago
Open weightsCommercial use: non-commercialCodingClassification

Orca 2 7B 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
7B
Architecture
Decoder Only
Specialization
general
Openness
Open weights
License
Microsoft Research(needs verification)Commercial use: non-commercial
Weights
Unknown
Code
Unknown
Training
Fine-tuned
Created by

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

Redmond, Washington, United States
Founded 1991
Website
Pricing
Output / 1M
$0.670
Input / 1M
$0.520

Cheapest of 1 route · Microsoft Foundry

About

Orca 2 7B is a large language model developed by Microsoft, focusing on reasoning tasks and providing precise single-turn responses. It is a fine-tuned version of the LLaMA-2 architecture, trained on a synthetic dataset with enhanced reasoning capabilities, moderated by Microsoft Azure content filters. While adept at handling reasoning over user-provided data, reading comprehension, math problem-solving, and text summarization, it is not optimized for chat applications without further fine-tuning. Orca 2 shows strong performance in zero-shot settings but shares some LLMs' common limitations, including biases and the potential for generating misleading content. Designed primarily for research, its use in production requires careful assessment to mitigate potential harms or biases.

Orca 2 7B 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 $0.52 input and $0.67 output per 1M tokens. Headline tracked benchmarks include HumanEval 28.4 and Massive Multitask Language Understanding 66.5.

Top use-case fit: coding, agents, and build tasks

Coding

Q/$ C

1 relevant benchmark in the decision map.

Classification

Q/$ C

1 relevant benchmark in the decision map.

Capabilities

No model capability flags are currently sourced.

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.
BenchmarkScoreVersionEvaluationSource
HumanEval28.4pass@1Observed 2026-03-06Source
Massive Multitask Language Understanding66.55-shotObserved 2026-03-06Source

Migration checks

No linked migration route is available for this model yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the context window of Orca 2 7B?

Orca 2 7B has a context window of 4k tokens.

How much does Orca 2 7B cost?

Orca 2 7B is available at $0.52/1M input tokens through Microsoft Foundry.

When was Orca 2 7B released?

Orca 2 7B was released on 2023-11-21.

Which providers offer Orca 2 7B?

Orca 2 7B is available from 1 provider: Microsoft Foundry.

What benchmarks has Orca 2 7B been tested on?

Orca 2 7B has been evaluated on 2 benchmarks, including HumanEval, Massive Multitask Language Understanding.