Model comparison
GLM-5V-Turbo vs Step 3.7 Flash
GLM-5V-Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 37.3 on the Noometry Index. Step 3.7 Flash costs 4.6× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-5V-Turbo's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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StepFunSummary
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where GLM-5V-Turbo leads 29.7 to 21.6.
- Step 3.7 Flash is cheaper at $0.18 / $1.11 per million input/output tokens, against $1.20 / $4 for GLM-5V-Turbo.
- Step 3.7 Flash accepts more context: 256K tokens versus 200K.
- Step 3.7 Flash has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| GLM-5V-Turbo | Step 3.7 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | StepFun |
| Noometry Index | 43.8 | 37.3 |
| Released | 2026-04-01 | 2026-05-29 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 200K | 256K |
| Max output | 131K | 256K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.20 | $0.18 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $4 | $1.11 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 5 |
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Category by category
Coding GLM-5V-Turbo leads
GLM-5V-Turbo: 42.1 (#111), Step 3.7 Flash: 40.0 (#150)
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1401 | — |
| SciCode | — | 40% |
| LMArena Coding | 1466 | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 694.12 |
Reasoning GLM-5V-Turbo leads
GLM-5V-Turbo: 29.7 (#89), Step 3.7 Flash: 21.6 (#219)
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 39.7% |
| CritPt | — | 2.3% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1443 | — |
Math Step 3.7 Flash leads
GLM-5V-Turbo: 39.4 (#106), Step 3.7 Flash: 42.9 (#82)
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 68.5% |
| LMArena Math | 1441 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
GLM-5V-Turbo: 40.6 (#117), Step 3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1452 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
GLM-5V-Turbo: 40.9 (#42), Step 3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1264 | — |
| LMArena Document | 1416 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
GLM-5V-Turbo: 53.0 (#73), Step 3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1420 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1488 | — |
| LMArena French | 1444 | — |
| LMArena German | 1423 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1396 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1431 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1450 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
GLM-5V-Turbo: 75.0 (#80), Step 3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1423 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
GLM-5V-Turbo: 44.0 (#80), Step 3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1438 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
GLM-5V-Turbo: 62.5 (#73), Step 3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1437 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1416 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1432 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is GLM-5V-Turbo better than Step 3.7 Flash?
GLM-5V-Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 37.3 on the Noometry Index. Step 3.7 Flash costs 4.6× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-5V-Turbo's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, GLM-5V-Turbo 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; GLM-5V-Turbo lists at $1.20 and $4.
Is GLM-5V-Turbo or Step 3.7 Flash better for coding?
GLM-5V-Turbo scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.1 versus 40.0 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Step 3.7 Flash does, with 256K tokens against 200K.
How many benchmarks do GLM-5V-Turbo and Step 3.7 Flash share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-5V-Turbo has 19 scored results on Noometry and Step 3.7 Flash has 5.