Model comparison
Gemma 7B vs Step 3.5 Flash
Step 3.5 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.3 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
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StepFunSummary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 7B scores higher in 0 categories and Step 3.5 Flash in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Step 3.5 Flash leads 58.8 to 27.1.
Side by side
| Gemma 7B | Step 3.5 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | StepFun | |
| Noometry Index | 30.0 | 42.3 |
| Released | 2024-02-21 | 2026-01-29 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 256K |
| Max output | — | 256K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.10 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.30 |
| Results tracked | 27 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Step 3.5 Flash leads
Gemma 7B: 30.5 (#294), Step 3.5 Flash: 42.4 (#105)
| Benchmark | Gemma 7B | Step 3.5 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1048 | 1436 |
| HumanEval+ | 28.7% | — |
| MBPP+ | 43.4% | — |
Reasoning Step 3.5 Flash leads
Gemma 7B: 19.9 (#249), Step 3.5 Flash: 22.2 (#202)
| Benchmark | Gemma 7B | Step 3.5 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1042 | 1411 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 28.4% |
| Adversarial NLI | 48.7% | — |
| BIG-Bench Hard | 55.1% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 111.99 | — |
| HellaSwag | 82.2% | — |
| PIQA | 81.2% | — |
| WinoGrande | 79% | — |
Math Step 3.5 Flash leads
Gemma 7B: 31.2 (#228), Step 3.5 Flash: 42.6 (#84)
| Benchmark | Gemma 7B | Step 3.5 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1066 | 1408 |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 66.8% |
| GSM8K | 46.4% | — |
Knowledge Step 3.5 Flash leads
Gemma 7B: 27.3 (#252), Step 3.5 Flash: 39.6 (#132)
| Benchmark | Gemma 7B | Step 3.5 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1001 | 1421 |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 78.3% | — |
| BoolQ | 83.2% | — |
| MMLU | 66.1% | — |
| OpenBookQA | 78.6% | — |
| TriviaQA | 72.3% | — |
Multilingual Step 3.5 Flash leads
Gemma 7B: 25.1 (#287), Step 3.5 Flash: 50.5 (#119)
| Benchmark | Gemma 7B | Step 3.5 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 999 | 1385 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1035 | 1447 |
| LMArena French | 1025 | 1421 |
| LMArena Russian | 993 | 1385 |
| LMArena German | — | 1405 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1354 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1352 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1419 |
Instruction Following Step 3.5 Flash leads
Gemma 7B: 51.5 (#295), Step 3.5 Flash: 73.1 (#124)
| Benchmark | Gemma 7B | Step 3.5 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1017 | 1385 |
Long Context Step 3.5 Flash leads
Gemma 7B: 31.1 (#282), Step 3.5 Flash: 42.8 (#117)
| Benchmark | Gemma 7B | Step 3.5 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1022 | 1402 |
Writing & Preference Step 3.5 Flash leads
Gemma 7B: 27.1 (#302), Step 3.5 Flash: 58.8 (#113)
| Benchmark | Gemma 7B | Step 3.5 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1056 | 1403 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1024 | 1357 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 963 | 1405 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 7B better than Step 3.5 Flash?
Step 3.5 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.3 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 7B or Step 3.5 Flash better for coding?
Step 3.5 Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.4 versus 30.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 7B and Step 3.5 Flash share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 7B has 27 scored results on Noometry and Step 3.5 Flash has 19.