Model comparison
Ministral 8B vs Step 3.7 Flash
Step 3.7 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.3 to 28.2 on the Noometry Index. Ministral 8B costs 2.8× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Step 3.7 Flash's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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Mistral AI
StepFunSummary
- The widest gap is in math, where Step 3.7 Flash leads 42.9 to 25.7.
- Ministral 8B is cheaper at $0.15 / $0.15 per million input/output tokens, against $0.18 / $1.11 for Step 3.7 Flash.
- Ministral 8B accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 256K.
Side by side
| Ministral 8B | Step 3.7 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | StepFun |
| Noometry Index | 28.2 | 37.3 |
| Released | 2024-10-01 | 2026-05-29 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | 256K |
| Max output | 262K | 256K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.15 | $0.18 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.15 | $1.11 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 5 |
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Category by category
Coding Step 3.7 Flash leads
Ministral 8B: 35.0 (#230), Step 3.7 Flash: 40.0 (#150)
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 40% |
| LMArena Coding | 1202 | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 694.12 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Ministral 8B: 16.4 (#148), Step 3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 11.1% | — |
Reasoning Step 3.7 Flash leads
Ministral 8B: 18.4 (#281), Step 3.7 Flash: 21.6 (#219)
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 39.7% |
| CritPt | — | 2.3% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1191 | — |
| DTBench | 45.7% | — |
Math Step 3.7 Flash leads
Ministral 8B: 25.7 (#267), Step 3.7 Flash: 42.9 (#82)
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 68.5% |
| LMArena Math | 1188 | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 14.9% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Ministral 8B: 12.6 (#297), Step 3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 27.1% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 7.4% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1170 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Ministral 8B: 35.1 (#247), Step 3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1165 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1193 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1195 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Ministral 8B: 60.5 (#250), Step 3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1161 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Ministral 8B: 36.7 (#227), Step 3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1212 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Ministral 8B: 39.6 (#246), Step 3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1191 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1175 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1166 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Ministral 8B better than Step 3.7 Flash?
Step 3.7 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.3 to 28.2 on the Noometry Index. Ministral 8B costs 2.8× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Step 3.7 Flash's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Ministral 8B or Step 3.7 Flash?
Ministral 8B is cheaper. It lists at $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.15 per million output tokens; Step 3.7 Flash lists at $0.18 and $1.11.
Is Ministral 8B or Step 3.7 Flash better for coding?
Step 3.7 Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.0 versus 35.0 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Ministral 8B does, with 262K tokens against 256K.
How many benchmarks do Ministral 8B and Step 3.7 Flash share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Ministral 8B has 17 scored results on Noometry and Step 3.7 Flash has 5.