StepFun: Step 3.5 Flash
StepFun's Step 3.5 Flash delivers a strong intelligence score, excellent agentic performance, and solid coding capability at an exceptionally low price point with a 262K context window — outstanding value for cost-conscious businesses, though provider accessibility for Western markets should be considered.
Assessment date: April 4, 2026
Our methodology takes into account a range of factors including pricing, functionality, capabilities, benchmark performance, and real-world applicability. Rankings are reviewed and updated regularly as new models are released. Issues with our rankings? Contact us
Performance Profile
Step 3.5 Flash is StepFun's most capable open-source foundation model. Built on a sparse Mixture of Experts (MoE) architecture, it selectively activates only 11B of its 196B parameters per token. It is a reasoning model that is incredibly speed efficient even at long contexts.
Capabilities
Architecture
| Modality | Text → Text |
| Tokenizer | Other |
Performance Indices
Source: Artificial Analysis
Benchmark Scores
Intelligence
Technical
Content
Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis and Hugging Face
Model Information
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.10 | $0.000100 |
| Output | $0.30 | $0.000300 |
Live Performance
Live endpoint metrics — refreshed every 30 minutes.
