Model comparison
Mixtral 8x22B vs Step 3.7 Flash
Step 3.7 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.3 to 27.1 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 22.9.
- Step 3.7 Flash is cheaper at $0.18 / $1.11 per million input/output tokens, against $2 / $6 for Mixtral 8x22B.
- Step 3.7 Flash accepts more context: 256K tokens versus 64K.
Side by side
| Mixtral 8x22B | Step 3.7 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | StepFun |
| Noometry Index | 27.1 | 37.3 |
| Released | 2024-04-17 | 2026-05-29 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 64K | 256K |
| Max output | 64K | 256K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $2 | $0.18 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $6 | $1.11 |
| Results tracked | 34 | 5 |
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Category by category
Coding Step 3.7 Flash leads
Mixtral 8x22B: 24.2 (#329), Step 3.7 Flash: 40.0 (#150)
| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 40% |
| WeirdML | 3.2% | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 40.6% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1166 | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 50.2% | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 694.12 |
| HumanEval+ | 72% | — |
| MBPP+ | 64.3% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Mixtral 8x22B: 23.1 (#127), Step 3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Cybench | 7.5% | — |
Reasoning Step 3.7 Flash leads
Mixtral 8x22B: 19.9 (#248), Step 3.7 Flash: 21.6 (#219)
| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 39.7% |
| CritPt | — | 2.3% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1150 | — |
| DTBench | 55.1% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 122.03 | — |
| ForecastBench | 56.3 | — |
Math Step 3.7 Flash leads
Mixtral 8x22B: 22.9 (#275), Step 3.7 Flash: 42.9 (#82)
| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 68.5% |
| Omni-MATH | 16.3% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1184 | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 24.2% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Mixtral 8x22B: 15.1 (#293), Step 3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 34.1% | — |
| MMLU-Pro | 46% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 33.4% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1113 | — |
| MMLU | 77.8% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Mixtral 8x22B: 32.8 (#255), Step 3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1128 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1116 | — |
| LMArena French | 1166 | — |
| LMArena German | 1141 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1037 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1057 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1158 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1151 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Mixtral 8x22B: 57.7 (#266), Step 3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| IFEval | 72.4% | — |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1147 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Mixtral 8x22B: 34.7 (#247), Step 3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1144 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Mixtral 8x22B: 36.9 (#262), Step 3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1162 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1141 | — |
| WildBench | 71.1% | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1130 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mixtral 8x22B better than Step 3.7 Flash?
Step 3.7 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.3 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Mixtral 8x22B 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; Mixtral 8x22B lists at $2 and $6.
Is Mixtral 8x22B or Step 3.7 Flash better for coding?
Step 3.7 Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.0 versus 24.2 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Step 3.7 Flash does, with 256K tokens against 64K.
How many benchmarks do Mixtral 8x22B and Step 3.7 Flash share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mixtral 8x22B has 34 scored results on Noometry and Step 3.7 Flash has 5.