Noometry

Model comparison

MiniMax-M2.7 vs Step 3.5 Flash

Step 3.5 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.3 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 18 shared benchmarks.

MiniMax-M2.7 MiniMax

37.7

Rank #196 Confirmed

Step 3.5 Flash StepFun

42.3

Rank #116 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax-M2.7 scores higher in 3 categories and Step 3.5 Flash in 5 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in math, where Step 3.5 Flash leads 42.6 to 25.9.
  • Step 3.5 Flash is cheaper at $0.10 / $0.30 per million input/output tokens, against $0.30 / $1.20 for MiniMax-M2.7.
  • Step 3.5 Flash accepts more context: 256K tokens versus 205K.

Side by side

MiniMax-M2.7Step 3.5 Flash
ProviderMiniMaxStepFun
Noometry Index37.742.3
Released2026-03-182026-01-29
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window205K256K
Max output131K256K
Input $ / M tokens$0.30$0.10
Output $ / M tokens$1.20$0.30
Results tracked3019

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Category by category

Coding Too close to call

MiniMax-M2.7: 41.8 (#120), Step 3.5 Flash: 42.4 (#105)

BenchmarkMiniMax-M2.7Step 3.5 Flash
LMArena Coding14541436
LMArena WebDev1398—
SciCode47%—
WeirdML37%—
ALE-Bench599.25—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

MiniMax-M2.7: 25.1 (#111), Step 3.5 Flash: —

BenchmarkMiniMax-M2.7Step 3.5 Flash
Terminal-Bench45.1%—
ExploitBench13.3%—
GBAEval0%—

Reasoning Step 3.5 Flash leads

MiniMax-M2.7: 19.7 (#253), Step 3.5 Flash: 22.2 (#202)

BenchmarkMiniMax-M2.7Step 3.5 Flash
NYT Connections (extended)24.7%28.4%
LMArena Hard Prompts14221411
CritPt0.6%—
Thematic Generalization39.3%—
Epoch Capabilities Index145.85—

Math Step 3.5 Flash leads

MiniMax-M2.7: 25.9 (#263), Step 3.5 Flash: 42.6 (#84)

BenchmarkMiniMax-M2.7Step 3.5 Flash
LMArena Math14201408
MathArena Final-Answer Competitions—66.8%
ProofBench3%—

Knowledge Step 3.5 Flash leads

MiniMax-M2.7: 37.7 (#152), Step 3.5 Flash: 39.6 (#132)

BenchmarkMiniMax-M2.7Step 3.5 Flash
LMArena Expert14441421
Vectara Hallucination Rate12.9%—

Multilingual Too close to call

MiniMax-M2.7: 50.3 (#123), Step 3.5 Flash: 50.5 (#119)

BenchmarkMiniMax-M2.7Step 3.5 Flash
LMArena Non-English13821385
LMArena Chinese14411447
LMArena French14211421
LMArena German13981405
LMArena Japanese12621354
LMArena Korean13131352
LMArena Russian13831385
LMArena Spanish14031419

Instruction Following Too close to call

MiniMax-M2.7: 74.1 (#103), Step 3.5 Flash: 73.1 (#124)

BenchmarkMiniMax-M2.7Step 3.5 Flash
LMArena Instruction Following14051385

Long Context Too close to call

MiniMax-M2.7: 43.3 (#99), Step 3.5 Flash: 42.8 (#117)

BenchmarkMiniMax-M2.7Step 3.5 Flash
LMArena Longer Query14191402

Writing & Preference Too close to call

MiniMax-M2.7: 58.9 (#112), Step 3.5 Flash: 58.8 (#113)

BenchmarkMiniMax-M2.7Step 3.5 Flash
LMArena Text14051403
LMArena Creative Writing13541357
LMArena Multi-Turn14121405

Frequently asked questions

Is MiniMax-M2.7 better than Step 3.5 Flash?

Step 3.5 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.3 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.

Which is cheaper, MiniMax-M2.7 or Step 3.5 Flash?

Step 3.5 Flash is cheaper. It lists at $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.30 per million output tokens; MiniMax-M2.7 lists at $0.30 and $1.20.

Is MiniMax-M2.7 or Step 3.5 Flash better for coding?

They score almost the same on coding (41.8 vs 42.4); test both on your own repository before choosing.

Which has the bigger context window?

Step 3.5 Flash does, with 256K tokens against 205K.

How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M2.7 and Step 3.5 Flash share?

18 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2.7 has 30 scored results on Noometry and Step 3.5 Flash has 19.

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