Model comparison
GPT-4 vs Step 3.7 Flash
Step 3.7 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.3 to 29.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- The widest gap is in math, where Step 3.7 Flash leads 42.9 to 10.8.
- Step 3.7 Flash is cheaper at $0.18 / $1.11 per million input/output tokens, against $30 / $60 for GPT-4.
- Step 3.7 Flash accepts more context: 256K tokens versus 8K.
- Step 3.7 Flash has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| GPT-4 | Step 3.7 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | StepFun |
| Noometry Index | 29.1 | 37.3 |
| Released | 2023-03-14 | 2026-05-29 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 8K | 256K |
| Max output | 8K | 256K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $30 | $0.18 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $60 | $1.11 |
| Results tracked | 38 | 5 |
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Category by category
Coding Step 3.7 Flash leads
GPT-4: 31.6 (#283), Step 3.7 Flash: 40.0 (#150)
| Benchmark | GPT-4 | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 40% |
| WeirdML | 12.4% | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 46% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1254 | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 57.2% | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 694.12 |
| HumanEval+ | 79.3% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
GPT-4: —, Step 3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | GPT-4 | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| METR Time Horizons | 36.1% | — |
Reasoning Step 3.7 Flash leads
GPT-4: 17.8 (#289), Step 3.7 Flash: 21.6 (#219)
| Benchmark | GPT-4 | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 39.7% |
| CritPt | — | 2.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | 4% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1241 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 12% | — |
| DTBench | 62.7% | — |
| LMCA | 17.1% | — |
| BIG-Bench Hard | 75.1% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 125.89 | — |
| ForecastBench | 57.8 | — |
| HellaSwag | 95.3% | — |
| WinoGrande | 87.5% | — |
Math Step 3.7 Flash leads
GPT-4: 10.8 (#309), Step 3.7 Flash: 42.9 (#82)
| Benchmark | GPT-4 | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 68.5% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.1% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1269 | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 23% | — |
| GSM8K | 92% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
GPT-4: 18.4 (#282), Step 3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | GPT-4 | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 35.7% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1211 | — |
| MMLU | 86.4% | — |
| TriviaQA | 84.8% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
GPT-4: 40.6 (#215), Step 3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | GPT-4 | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1246 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1242 | — |
| LMArena French | 1283 | — |
| LMArena German | 1251 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1209 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1184 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1251 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1261 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
GPT-4: 65.3 (#222), Step 3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | GPT-4 | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1241 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
GPT-4: 37.7 (#212), Step 3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | GPT-4 | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1244 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
GPT-4: 34.9 (#268), Step 3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | GPT-4 | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1263 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1244 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 752 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1257 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is GPT-4 better than Step 3.7 Flash?
Step 3.7 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.3 to 29.1 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, GPT-4 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; GPT-4 lists at $30 and $60.
Is GPT-4 or Step 3.7 Flash better for coding?
Step 3.7 Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.0 versus 31.6 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Step 3.7 Flash does, with 256K tokens against 8K.
How many benchmarks do GPT-4 and Step 3.7 Flash share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-4 has 38 scored results on Noometry and Step 3.7 Flash has 5.