Model comparison
o3-mini vs Step 2 16k Exp 202412
Step 2 16k Exp 202412 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.2 to 36.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
StepFunSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. o3-mini scores higher in 4 categories and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 in 4 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads 25.9 to 16.3.
Side by side
| o3-mini | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | StepFun |
| Noometry Index | 36.7 | 39.2 |
| Released | 2024-12-20 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 200K | — |
| Max output | 100K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.10 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $4.40 | — |
| Results tracked | 51 | 12 |
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Category by category
Coding o3-mini leads
o3-mini: 40.8 (#132), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 38.5 (#174)
| Benchmark | o3-mini | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1378 | 1316 |
| Aider Polyglot | 60.4% | — |
| SciCode | 39.8% | — |
| GSO | 1.3% | — |
| WeirdML | 43.7% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 82.7% | — |
| CadEval | 54% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
o3-mini: 29.6 (#84), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: —
| Benchmark | o3-mini | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| Cybench | 22.5% | — |
Reasoning Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
o3-mini: 16.3 (#305), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 25.9 (#142)
| Benchmark | o3-mini | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1366 | 1299 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 3% | — |
| SimpleBench | 22.8% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 34.5% | — |
| CritPt | 0.3% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 17% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 89.6% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 7% | — |
| DTBench | 68.8% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 70.6% | — |
| LMCA | 19% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 140.34 | — |
| ForecastBench | 59.6 | — |
| LiveBench | 75.9% | — |
Math Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
o3-mini: 28.1 (#244), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 36.3 (#169)
| Benchmark | o3-mini | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1396 | 1304 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 18.6% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 0% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 76.9% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 77.3% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 96.5% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 12.4% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 4.2% | — |
Knowledge o3-mini leads
o3-mini: 38.3 (#146), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 35.2 (#187)
| Benchmark | o3-mini | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1364 | 1279 |
| GPQA Diamond | 77% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 15.3% | — |
| Confabulations | 17.9% | — |
Multilingual o3-mini leads
o3-mini: 45.7 (#164), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 43.7 (#181)
| Benchmark | o3-mini | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1319 | 1290 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1379 | 1331 |
| LMArena Russian | 1304 | 1324 |
| LMArena French | 1334 | — |
| LMArena German | 1303 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1286 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1314 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1321 | — |
Instruction Following o3-mini leads
o3-mini: 75.1 (#72), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 67.9 (#192)
| Benchmark | o3-mini | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1337 | 1287 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 84.4% | — |
Long Context Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
o3-mini: 33.8 (#256), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 39.7 (#170)
| Benchmark | o3-mini | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1343 | 1307 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 50% | — |
Writing & Preference Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
o3-mini: 50.3 (#182), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 52.3 (#173)
| Benchmark | o3-mini | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1337 | 1321 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1286 | 1328 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1320 | 1292 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 61.7% | — |
| LiveBench Language | 50.7% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is o3-mini better than Step 2 16k Exp 202412?
Step 2 16k Exp 202412 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.2 to 36.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is o3-mini or Step 2 16k Exp 202412 better for coding?
o3-mini scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.8 versus 38.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do o3-mini and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. o3-mini has 51 scored results on Noometry and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 has 12.