Model comparison

GPT-5-Codex vs Step 3.7 Flash

GPT-5-Codex and Step 3.7 Flash score almost the same on the Noometry Index (37.9 vs 37.3), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.

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GPT-5-Codex OpenAI

37.9

Rank #192 Reported

Step 3.7 Flash StepFun

37.3

Rank #207 Reported

Summary

  • The widest gap is in reasoning, where GPT-5-Codex leads 30.9 to 21.6.
  • Step 3.7 Flash is cheaper at $0.18 / $1.11 per million input/output tokens, against $1.25 / $10 for GPT-5-Codex.
  • GPT-5-Codex accepts more context: 400K tokens versus 256K.
  • Step 3.7 Flash has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GPT-5-Codex and Step 3.7 Flash specifications
GPT-5-CodexStep 3.7 Flash
ProviderOpenAIStepFun
Noometry Index37.937.3
Released2025-09-152026-05-29
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window400K256K
Max output128K256K
Input $ / M tokens$1.25$0.18
Output $ / M tokens$10$1.11
Results tracked35

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Category by category

Coding GPT-5-Codex leads

GPT-5-Codex: 42.4 (#103), Step 3.7 Flash: 40.0 (#150)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5-CodexStep 3.7 Flash
SciCode—40%
WeirdML54.5%—
ALE-Bench—694.12

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GPT-5-Codex: 31.0 (#72), Step 3.7 Flash: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5-CodexStep 3.7 Flash
Terminal-Bench44.3%—

Reasoning GPT-5-Codex leads

GPT-5-Codex: 30.9 (#83), Step 3.7 Flash: 21.6 (#219)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5-CodexStep 3.7 Flash
Kagi LLM Benchmark70.3%—
NYT Connections (extended)—39.7%
CritPt—2.3%

Math Not comparable

GPT-5-Codex: —, Step 3.7 Flash: 42.9 (#82)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5-CodexStep 3.7 Flash
MathArena Final-Answer Competitions—68.5%

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-5-Codex better than Step 3.7 Flash?

GPT-5-Codex and Step 3.7 Flash score almost the same on the Noometry Index (37.9 vs 37.3), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.

Which is cheaper, GPT-5-Codex 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-5-Codex lists at $1.25 and $10.

Is GPT-5-Codex or Step 3.7 Flash better for coding?

GPT-5-Codex scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.4 versus 40.0 in the Noometry coding category.

Which has the bigger context window?

GPT-5-Codex does, with 400K tokens against 256K.

How many benchmarks do GPT-5-Codex and Step 3.7 Flash share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5-Codex has 3 scored results on Noometry and Step 3.7 Flash has 5.

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