Model comparison
Gemini 1.5 Pro (May 2024) vs Step 5 Preview
Step 5 Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.9 to 32.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.
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StepFunSummary
- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 1.5 Pro (May 2024) scores higher in 0 categories and Step 5 Preview in 9 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Step 5 Preview leads 40.0 to 12.3.
Side by side
| Gemini 1.5 Pro (May 2024) | Step 5 Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | StepFun | |
| Noometry Index | 32.1 | 47.9 |
| Released | 2024-02-15 | 2026-09-16 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1.02M |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.70 |
| Results tracked | 45 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Step 5 Preview leads
Gemini 1.5 Pro (May 2024): 34.2 (#241), Step 5 Preview: 51.8 (#36)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Pro (May 2024) | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1294 | 1480 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1564 |
| SciCode | — | 58.9% |
| WeirdML | 22.2% | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 43.8% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 57.5% | — |
| CadEval | 34% | — |
| HumanEval+ | 79.3% | — |
| MBPP+ | 74.6% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Pro (May 2024): 17.9 (#145), Step 5 Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Pro (May 2024) | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| TheAgentCompany | 3.4% | — |
| Cybench | 7.5% | — |
| BALROG | 21% | — |
Reasoning Step 5 Preview leads
Gemini 1.5 Pro (May 2024): 12.3 (#338), Step 5 Preview: 40.0 (#57)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Pro (May 2024) | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1296 | 1465 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 0.8% | — |
| SimpleBench | 27.1% | — |
| CritPt | — | 20.9% |
| DTBench | 59% | — |
| BIG-Bench Hard | 89.2% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 131.73 | — |
| ForecastBench | 58.4 | — |
Math Step 5 Preview leads
Gemini 1.5 Pro (May 2024): 25.8 (#266), Step 5 Preview: 46.1 (#72)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Pro (May 2024) | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1315 | 1470 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 23.1% | — |
| ProofBench | — | 42% |
| Omni-MATH | 36.4% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 70.4% | — |
Knowledge Step 5 Preview leads
Gemini 1.5 Pro (May 2024): 29.4 (#239), Step 5 Preview: 41.2 (#112)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Pro (May 2024) | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1279 | 1470 |
| GPQA Diamond | 57.2% | — |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 4.6% | — |
| MMLU-Pro | 73.7% | — |
| Confabulations | 13.5% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 53.4% | — |
| MMLU | 86.9% | — |
Multimodal Step 5 Preview leads
Gemini 1.5 Pro (May 2024): 36.8 (#77), Step 5 Preview: 41.0 (#41)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Pro (May 2024) | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1161 | 1267 |
| Video-MME | 75% | — |
Multilingual Step 5 Preview leads
Gemini 1.5 Pro (May 2024): 45.3 (#174), Step 5 Preview: 53.8 (#54)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Pro (May 2024) | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1312 | 1432 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1331 | 1519 |
| LMArena Russian | 1320 | 1436 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1311 | 1439 |
| LMArena French | 1302 | — |
| LMArena German | 1286 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1292 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1298 | — |
Instruction Following Step 5 Preview leads
Gemini 1.5 Pro (May 2024): 68.6 (#185), Step 5 Preview: 76.0 (#50)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Pro (May 2024) | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1297 | 1444 |
| IFEval | 83.7% | — |
Long Context Step 5 Preview leads
Gemini 1.5 Pro (May 2024): 39.8 (#169), Step 5 Preview: 44.5 (#64)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Pro (May 2024) | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1308 | 1455 |
Writing & Preference Step 5 Preview leads
Gemini 1.5 Pro (May 2024): 52.4 (#172), Step 5 Preview: 62.8 (#71)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Pro (May 2024) | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1319 | 1442 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1333 | 1410 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1296 | 1447 |
| WildBench | 81.3% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 1.5 Pro (May 2024) better than Step 5 Preview?
Step 5 Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.9 to 32.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 1.5 Pro (May 2024) or Step 5 Preview better for coding?
Step 5 Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 51.8 versus 34.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.5 Pro (May 2024) and Step 5 Preview share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.5 Pro (May 2024) has 45 scored results on Noometry and Step 5 Preview has 18.