Noometry

Model comparison

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Step 3.7 Flash

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 37.3 on the Noometry Index. Step 3.7 Flash costs 2.0× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Last verified . 4 shared benchmarks.

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite Google

41.5

Rank #133 Confirmed

Step 3.7 Flash StepFun

37.3

Rank #207 Reported

Summary

  • They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite scores higher in 2 categories and Step 3.7 Flash in 1 category; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in math, where Step 3.7 Flash leads 42.9 to 25.9.
  • The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 60.4% for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and 39.7% for Step 3.7 Flash.
  • Step 3.7 Flash is cheaper at $0.18 / $1.11 per million input/output tokens, against $0.30 / $2.50 for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite.
  • Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 256K.
  • Step 3.7 Flash has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Gemini 3.5 Flash LiteStep 3.7 Flash
ProviderGoogleStepFun
Noometry Index41.537.3
Released2026-07-212026-05-29
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window1.05M256K
Max output66K256K
Input $ / M tokens$0.30$0.18
Output $ / M tokens$2.50$1.11
Results tracked395

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Category by category

Coding Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 42.4 (#104), Step 3.7 Flash: 40.0 (#150)

BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteStep 3.7 Flash
SciCode41.3%40%
ALE-Bench765.27694.12
LMArena WebDev1440—
WeirdML39%—
LMArena Coding1453—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 25.7 (#107), Step 3.7 Flash: —

BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteStep 3.7 Flash
APEX-Agents29.3%—
GDP.pdf10%—

Reasoning Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 27.8 (#114), Step 3.7 Flash: 21.6 (#219)

BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteStep 3.7 Flash
NYT Connections (extended)60.4%39.7%
CritPt0%2.3%
ARC-AGI-210.3%—
ARC-AGI-153.5%—
Chess Puzzles22%—
LMArena Hard Prompts1441—
Mystery Game Puzzles19%—
DTBench83.5%—
LMCA37.6%—
Epoch Capabilities Index145.13—

Math Step 3.7 Flash leads

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 25.9 (#264), Step 3.7 Flash: 42.9 (#82)

BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteStep 3.7 Flash
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)26%—
FrontierMath Tier 40%—
MathArena Final-Answer Competitions—68.5%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202571.1%—
ProofBench13%—
LMArena Math1433—

Knowledge Not comparable

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 50.1 (#72), Step 3.7 Flash: —

BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteStep 3.7 Flash
GPQA Diamond83.3%—
LMArena Expert1435—

Multimodal Not comparable

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 41.1 (#40), Step 3.7 Flash: —

BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteStep 3.7 Flash
LMArena Vision1268—

Multilingual Not comparable

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 53.5 (#63), Step 3.7 Flash: —

BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteStep 3.7 Flash
LMArena Non-English1427—
LMArena Chinese1469—
LMArena French1451—
LMArena German1454—
LMArena Japanese1427—
LMArena Korean1407—
LMArena Russian1443—
LMArena Spanish1442—

Instruction Following Not comparable

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 74.8 (#85), Step 3.7 Flash: —

BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteStep 3.7 Flash
LMArena Instruction Following1420—

Long Context Not comparable

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 43.9 (#84), Step 3.7 Flash: —

BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteStep 3.7 Flash
LMArena Longer Query1435—

Writing & Preference Not comparable

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 64.2 (#57), Step 3.7 Flash: —

BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteStep 3.7 Flash
LMArena Text1435—
LMArena Creative Writing1420—
EQ-Bench Creative Writing1559—
LMArena Multi-Turn1445—

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite better than Step 3.7 Flash?

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 37.3 on the Noometry Index. Step 3.7 Flash costs 2.0× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or Step 3.7 Flash?

Step 3.7 Flash is cheaper. It lists at $0.18 per million input tokens and $1.11 per million output tokens; Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite lists at $0.30 and $2.50.

Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or Step 3.7 Flash better for coding?

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.4 versus 40.0 in the Noometry coding category.

Which has the bigger context window?

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite does, with 1.05M tokens against 256K.

How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Step 3.7 Flash share?

4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has 39 scored results on Noometry and Step 3.7 Flash has 5.

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