Model comparison
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct vs Step 3.7 Flash
Step 3.7 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.3 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
StepFunSummary
- The widest gap is in math, where Step 3.7 Flash leads 42.9 to 33.0.
Side by side
| Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Step 3.7 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | StepFun |
| Noometry Index | 32.4 | 37.3 |
| Released | — | 2026-05-29 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 256K |
| Max output | — | 256K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.18 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.11 |
| Results tracked | 13 | 5 |
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Category by category
Coding Step 3.7 Flash leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 34.5 (#233), Step 3.7 Flash: 40.0 (#150)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 40% |
| LMArena Coding | 1186 | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 694.12 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 24.1 (#120), Step 3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 27.1% | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 22.1 (#207), Step 3.7 Flash: 21.6 (#219)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 39.7% |
| CritPt | — | 2.3% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1145 | — |
Math Step 3.7 Flash leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 33.0 (#209), Step 3.7 Flash: 42.9 (#82)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 68.5% |
| LMArena Math | 1152 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#220), Step 3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1142 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 30.9 (#260), Step 3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1099 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1145 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1092 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 58.6 (#259), Step 3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1131 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.2 (#241), Step 3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1162 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.5 (#266), Step 3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1150 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1129 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1108 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 3.1 8b Instruct better than Step 3.7 Flash?
Step 3.7 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.3 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 3.1 8b Instruct or Step 3.7 Flash better for coding?
Step 3.7 Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.0 versus 34.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 3.1 8b Instruct and Step 3.7 Flash share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.1 8b Instruct has 13 scored results on Noometry and Step 3.7 Flash has 5.