IndicEval-XL: Bridging Linguistic Diversity in Code Generation Across Indic Languages

TL;DR

IndicEval-XL introduces a new multilingual benchmark for code generation that includes six major Indic languages and twelve programming languages, addressing the lack of diverse language evaluation in current models.

Contribution

This work presents the first comprehensive benchmark bridging Indic languages with programming languages, promoting inclusivity in AI-powered code generation evaluation.

Findings

Benchmark covers 6 Indic languages and 12 programming languages.

Resources are publicly available for research and development.

Addresses the gap in multilingual code generation evaluation.

Abstract

Large Language Models (LLMs) have demonstrated remarkable capabilities in code generation from natural language prompts, revolutionizing software development workflows. As we advance towards agent-based development paradigms, these models form the cornerstone of next-generation software development lifecycles. However, current benchmarks for evaluating multilingual code generation capabilities are predominantly English-centric, limiting their applicability across the global developer community. To address this limitation, we present IndicEval-XL, a comprehensive benchmark for code generation that incorporates 6 major Indic languages, collectively spoken by approximately 14\% of the world's population. Our benchmark bridges these languages with 12 programming languages, creating a robust evaluation framework. This work is particularly significant given India's representation of one-eighth of the global population and the crucial role Indic languages play in Indian society. IndicEval-XL represents a significant step toward expanding the linguistic diversity in code generation systems and evaluation frameworks. By developing resources that support multiple languages, we aim to make AI-powered development tools more inclusive and accessible to developers of various linguistic backgrounds. To facilitate further research and development in this direction, we make our dataset and evaluation benchmark publicly available at https://github.com/telekom/IndicEval-XL