Model comparison
ERNIE 5.0 0110 vs Step 3.5 Flash
ERNIE 5.0 0110 and Step 3.5 Flash score almost the same on the Noometry Index (41.8 vs 42.3), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Last verified . 18 shared benchmarks.
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StepFunSummary
- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. ERNIE 5.0 0110 scores higher in 6 categories and Step 3.5 Flash in 2 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Step 3.5 Flash leads 22.2 to 17.0.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 10.3% for ERNIE 5.0 0110 and 28.4% for Step 3.5 Flash.
- Step 3.5 Flash has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| ERNIE 5.0 0110 | Step 3.5 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Baidu | StepFun |
| Noometry Index | 41.8 | 42.3 |
| Released | — | 2026-01-29 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 256K |
| Max output | — | 256K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.10 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.30 |
| Results tracked | 20 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
ERNIE 5.0 0110: 43.0 (#94), Step 3.5 Flash: 42.4 (#105)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | Step 3.5 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1455 | 1436 |
Reasoning Step 3.5 Flash leads
ERNIE 5.0 0110: 17.0 (#297), Step 3.5 Flash: 22.2 (#202)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | Step 3.5 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 10.3% | 28.4% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1445 | 1411 |
| Thematic Generalization | 41.7% | — |
Math Step 3.5 Flash leads
ERNIE 5.0 0110: 39.3 (#110), Step 3.5 Flash: 42.6 (#84)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | Step 3.5 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1437 | 1408 |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 66.8% |
Knowledge Too close to call
ERNIE 5.0 0110: 39.8 (#128), Step 3.5 Flash: 39.6 (#132)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | Step 3.5 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1428 | 1421 |
Multimodal Not comparable
ERNIE 5.0 0110: 39.9 (#53), Step 3.5 Flash: —
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | Step 3.5 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1249 | — |
Multilingual ERNIE 5.0 0110 leads
ERNIE 5.0 0110: 54.1 (#49), Step 3.5 Flash: 50.5 (#119)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | Step 3.5 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1436 | 1385 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1512 | 1447 |
| LMArena French | 1467 | 1421 |
| LMArena German | 1460 | 1405 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1382 | 1354 |
| LMArena Korean | 1406 | 1352 |
| LMArena Russian | 1446 | 1385 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1473 | 1419 |
Instruction Following ERNIE 5.0 0110 leads
ERNIE 5.0 0110: 74.5 (#92), Step 3.5 Flash: 73.1 (#124)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | Step 3.5 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1413 | 1385 |
Long Context Too close to call
ERNIE 5.0 0110: 43.4 (#95), Step 3.5 Flash: 42.8 (#117)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | Step 3.5 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1422 | 1402 |
Writing & Preference ERNIE 5.0 0110 leads
ERNIE 5.0 0110: 63.1 (#66), Step 3.5 Flash: 58.8 (#113)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | Step 3.5 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1445 | 1403 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1426 | 1357 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1434 | 1405 |
Frequently asked questions
Is ERNIE 5.0 0110 better than Step 3.5 Flash?
ERNIE 5.0 0110 and Step 3.5 Flash score almost the same on the Noometry Index (41.8 vs 42.3), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Is ERNIE 5.0 0110 or Step 3.5 Flash better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (43.0 vs 42.4); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do ERNIE 5.0 0110 and Step 3.5 Flash share?
18 benchmarks have published results for both models. ERNIE 5.0 0110 has 20 scored results on Noometry and Step 3.5 Flash has 19.