Model comparison

o3-pro vs Step 2 16k Exp 202412

o3-pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.9 to 39.2 on the Noometry Index.

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o3-pro OpenAI

42.9

Rank #105 Confirmed

Step 2 16k Exp 202412 StepFun

39.2

Rank #171 Confirmed

Summary

  • The widest gap is in long context, where o3-pro leads 72.2 to 39.7.

Side by side

o3-pro and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 specifications
o3-proStep 2 16k Exp 202412
ProviderOpenAIStepFun
Noometry Index42.939.2
Released2025-06-10—
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
Context window200K—
Max output100K—
Input $ / M tokens$20—
Output $ / M tokens$80—
Results tracked1212

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Category by category

Coding o3-pro leads

o3-pro: 55.5 (#24), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 38.5 (#174)

Coding benchmarks
Benchmarko3-proStep 2 16k Exp 202412
Aider Polyglot84.9%—
WeirdML58.2%—
LMArena Coding—1316

Reasoning Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads

o3-pro: 23.8 (#171), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 25.9 (#142)

Reasoning benchmarks
Benchmarko3-proStep 2 16k Exp 202412
ARC-AGI-24.9%—
Kagi LLM Benchmark72.1%—
ARC-AGI-159.3%—
LMArena Hard Prompts—1299
DTBench86.9%—
LMCA38.5%—
Epoch Capabilities Index147.42—

Math Not comparable

o3-pro: —, Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 36.3 (#169)

Math benchmarks
Benchmarko3-proStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Math—1304

Knowledge Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads

o3-pro: 29.5 (#238), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 35.2 (#187)

Knowledge benchmarks
Benchmarko3-proStep 2 16k Exp 202412
Confabulations14.2%—
Vectara Hallucination Rate23.3%—
LMArena Expert—1279

Multilingual Not comparable

o3-pro: —, Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 43.7 (#181)

Multilingual benchmarks
Benchmarko3-proStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Non-English—1290
LMArena Chinese—1331
LMArena Russian—1324

Instruction Following Not comparable

o3-pro: —, Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 67.9 (#192)

Instruction Following benchmarks
Benchmarko3-proStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Instruction Following—1287

Long Context o3-pro leads

o3-pro: 72.2 (#1), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 39.7 (#170)

Long Context benchmarks
Benchmarko3-proStep 2 16k Exp 202412
Fiction.LiveBench97.2%—
LMArena Longer Query—1307

Writing & Preference o3-pro leads

o3-pro: 57.1 (#133), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 52.3 (#173)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
Benchmarko3-proStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Text—1321
LMArena Creative Writing—1328
Short-Story Creative Writing84.4%—
LMArena Multi-Turn—1292

Frequently asked questions

Is o3-pro better than Step 2 16k Exp 202412?

o3-pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.9 to 39.2 on the Noometry Index.

Is o3-pro or Step 2 16k Exp 202412 better for coding?

o3-pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 55.5 versus 38.5 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do o3-pro and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. o3-pro has 12 scored results on Noometry and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 has 12.

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