LLM Reference

Starling LM 7B Beta

Released
2024-02-05
Last refreshed
2026-05-19
Status
Researched 16d ago
CodingClassification

Starling LM 7B Beta has model metadata, but missing tracked provider pricing keeps it from being a default production pick.

Use it for

  • Teams evaluating coding and classification
  • Workloads that can use a 8k context window

Do not use it for

  • Cost-sensitive launches that need sourced token pricing
  • Vision or document-understanding workloads
  • Strict JSON or tool-calling flows
Specifications
Family
Starling
Released
2024-02-05
Context
8k
Parameters
7B
Architecture
Decoder Only
Specialization
general
Training
finetuned
Created by

Open-source AI, complete data control.

Palo Alto, California, United States
Founded 2023
Website
Pricing

No tracked provider token pricing is available yet.

About

Starling LM 7B Beta is an open-source large language model crafted by Nexusflow, leveraging a 7-billion parameter transformer architecture tailored for conversational AI. Fine-tuned with Reinforcement Learning from AI Feedback (RLAIF), it aims to enhance helpfulness and minimize harm. Built on the foundation of the Openchat-3.5-0106 and Mistral-7B-v0.1 models, it utilizes the berkeley-nest/Nectar ranking dataset, Nexusflow/Starling-RM-34B reward model, and Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO) strategy. Achieving an improved MT Bench score of 8.12, its capabilities span engaging conversations, informative responses, and tasks like content and code generation. While it shows strong performance among 7B models, verbose outputs and strict adherence to a provided chat template are notable considerations. Licensed under Apache-2.0 with restrictions against competing with OpenAI, it continues to offer robust functionality within its calibrated framework.

Starling LM 7B Beta is a model in the Starling family. The structured metadata tracks a 8k-token context window. Headline tracked benchmarks include Google-Proof Q&A 49.7, HellaSwag 89.2, and HumanEval 74.2.

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

Coding

1 relevant benchmark in the decision map.

Classification

2 relevant benchmarks in the decision map.

Provider price ladder

No tracked provider token pricing is available for this model yet.

Capabilities

No model capability flags are currently sourced.

Benchmark peer barsfor Coding

Benchmark scores(4)

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
Google-Proof Q&A49.7diamondhttps://huggingface.co/spaces/open-llm-leaderboard/open_llm_leaderboard
HellaSwag89.210-shothttps://huggingface.co/spaces/open-llm-leaderboard/open_llm_leaderboard
HumanEval74.2pass@1https://huggingface.co/spaces/open-llm-leaderboard/open_llm_leaderboard
Massive Multitask Language Understanding77.85-shothttps://huggingface.co/spaces/open-llm-leaderboard/open_llm_leaderboard

Migration checks

No linked migration route is available for this model yet.

Rankings & picks(7)