Model comparison
Qwen Max vs Step 3.7 Flash
Step 3.7 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.3 to 34.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)
StepFunSummary
- The widest gap is in math, where Step 3.7 Flash leads 42.9 to 22.3.
- Step 3.7 Flash is cheaper at $0.18 / $1.11 per million input/output tokens, against $1.60 / $6.40 for Qwen Max.
- Step 3.7 Flash accepts more context: 256K tokens versus 33K.
- Step 3.7 Flash has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Qwen Max | Step 3.7 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | StepFun |
| Noometry Index | 34.7 | 37.3 |
| Released | 2024-04-03 | 2026-05-29 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 33K | 256K |
| Max output | 8K | 256K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.60 | $0.18 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $6.40 | $1.11 |
| Results tracked | 23 | 5 |
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Category by category
Coding Step 3.7 Flash leads
Qwen Max: 30.7 (#292), Step 3.7 Flash: 40.0 (#150)
| Benchmark | Qwen Max | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Aider Polyglot | 21.8% | — |
| SciCode | — | 40% |
| LMArena Coding | 1288 | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 694.12 |
Reasoning Qwen Max leads
Qwen Max: 25.1 (#151), Step 3.7 Flash: 21.6 (#219)
| Benchmark | Qwen Max | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 39.7% |
| CritPt | — | 2.3% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1269 | — |
Math Step 3.7 Flash leads
Qwen Max: 22.3 (#276), Step 3.7 Flash: 42.9 (#82)
| Benchmark | Qwen Max | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 68.5% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 16.1% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1275 | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 67.2% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 1% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Qwen Max: 30.3 (#228), Step 3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Qwen Max | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 56.1% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1248 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Qwen Max: 41.8 (#202), Step 3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Qwen Max | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1263 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1254 | — |
| LMArena French | 1330 | — |
| LMArena German | 1254 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1205 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1142 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1274 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1290 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Qwen Max: 66.5 (#208), Step 3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Qwen Max | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1262 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Qwen Max: 39.4 (#180), Step 3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Qwen Max | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction.LiveBench | 66.7% | — |
| LMArena Longer Query | 1288 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Qwen Max: 47.8 (#205), Step 3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Qwen Max | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1282 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1248 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1277 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen Max better than Step 3.7 Flash?
Step 3.7 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.3 to 34.7 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Qwen Max 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; Qwen Max lists at $1.60 and $6.40.
Is Qwen Max or Step 3.7 Flash better for coding?
Step 3.7 Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.0 versus 30.7 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Step 3.7 Flash does, with 256K tokens against 33K.
How many benchmarks do Qwen Max and Step 3.7 Flash share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen Max has 23 scored results on Noometry and Step 3.7 Flash has 5.