Comparative Analysis of Large Language Models for Context-Aware Code Completion using SAFIM Framework
Year: 2025
Type: preprint
Abstract: The advent of Large Language Models (LLMs) has revolutionized code completion, transforming it into a more intelligent and context-aware feature in modern integrated development environments. These advancements have significantly enhanced developers' ability to write efficient and error-free code. This study evaluates the performance of several chat-based LLMs, including Gemini 1.5 Flash, Gemini 1.5 Pro, GPT-4o, GPT-4o-mini, and GPT-4 Turbo, using the Syntax-Aware Fill-in-the-Middle (SAFIM) dataset. This benchmark is specifically designed to assess models' capabilities in syntax-sensitive code generation. Performance metrics, such as cosine similarity with ground-truth completions and latency, were employed to measure both accuracy and efficiency. The findings reveal substantial differences in the models' code completion abilities, offering valuable insights into their respective strengths and weaknesses. This work provides a comparative analysis that underscores the trade-offs between accuracy and speed, establishing a benchmark for future advancements in LLM-based code completion.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Authors: Zhang, Hang, Shen, Yanxin, Wang, Lun, Shi, Chuanqi, Du, Shaoshuai, Tao, Yiyi, Shen, Yixian
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6979326044
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