Model comparison
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs Step 3
Step 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
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StepFunSummary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B scores higher in 0 categories and Step 3 in 9 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Step 3 leads 37.6 to 14.2.
- Step 3 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Step 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | StepFun | |
| Noometry Index | 29.9 | 40.5 |
| Released | 2024-10-03 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 21 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Step 3 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 35.5 (#225), Step 3: 40.1 (#147)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1218 | 1367 |
Reasoning Step 3 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 20.0 (#244), Step 3: 28.4 (#105)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1209 | 1355 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 62.3% |
| DTBench | 50% | — |
Math Step 3 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 14.2 (#302), Step 3: 37.6 (#148)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1207 | 1366 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 4.6% | — |
Knowledge Step 3 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 16.0 (#289), Step 3: 36.8 (#164)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1185 | 1333 |
| GPQA Diamond | 33% | — |
Multimodal Step 3 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 28.2 (#115), Step 3: 35.5 (#86)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1044 | 1177 |
Multilingual Step 3 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 38.5 (#229), Step 3: 46.3 (#159)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1215 | 1327 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1231 | 1397 |
| LMArena German | 1206 | 1371 |
| LMArena Korean | 1140 | 1269 |
| LMArena Russian | 1236 | 1331 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1212 | 1371 |
| LMArena French | 1234 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1150 | — |
Instruction Following Step 3 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 62.8 (#236), Step 3: 70.4 (#164)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1199 | 1332 |
Long Context Step 3 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 37.0 (#225), Step 3: 40.3 (#157)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1219 | 1326 |
Writing & Preference Step 3 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 42.8 (#232), Step 3: 54.3 (#151)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1226 | 1350 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1218 | 1321 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1185 | 1341 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B better than Step 3?
Step 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B or Step 3 better for coding?
Step 3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.1 versus 35.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Step 3 share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B has 21 scored results on Noometry and Step 3 has 17.