Model comparison
phi-3-medium 14B vs Step 3.7 Flash
Step 3.7 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 36.5 to 29.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Microsoft
StepFunSummary
- The widest gap is in math, where Step 3.7 Flash leads 40.9 to 25.2.
Side by side
| phi-3-medium 14B | Step 3.7 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Microsoft | StepFun |
| Noometry Index | 29.1 | 36.5 |
| Released | 2024-04-23 | 2026-05-29 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 256K |
| Max output | — | 256K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.18 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.11 |
| Results tracked | 13 | 5 |
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Category by category
Coding Step 3.7 Flash leads
phi-3-medium 14B: 36.3 (#198), Step 3.7 Flash: 39.4 (#147)
| Benchmark | phi-3-medium 14B | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 40% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 37.6% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 48.7% | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 694.12 |
Reasoning Not comparable
phi-3-medium 14B: —, Step 3.7 Flash: 20.9 (#211)
| Benchmark | phi-3-medium 14B | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 39.7% |
| CritPt | — | 2.3% |
| Adversarial NLI | 55.8% | — |
| BIG-Bench Hard | 81.4% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 121.18 | — |
| HellaSwag | 82.4% | — |
| WinoGrande | 81.5% | — |
Math Step 3.7 Flash leads
phi-3-medium 14B: 25.2 (#249), Step 3.7 Flash: 40.9 (#74)
| Benchmark | phi-3-medium 14B | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 68.5% |
| MATH Level 5 | 17.6% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
phi-3-medium 14B: 9.1 (#301), Step 3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | phi-3-medium 14B | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 27.6% | — |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 91.6% | — |
| MMLU | 78% | — |
| OpenBookQA | 87.4% | — |
| TriviaQA | 73.9% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is phi-3-medium 14B better than Step 3.7 Flash?
Step 3.7 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 36.5 to 29.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is phi-3-medium 14B or Step 3.7 Flash better for coding?
Step 3.7 Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.4 versus 36.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do phi-3-medium 14B and Step 3.7 Flash share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. phi-3-medium 14B has 13 scored results on Noometry and Step 3.7 Flash has 5.