Model comparison

Step 1o Turbo 202506 vs Step 5 Preview

Step 5 Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.

Step 1o Turbo 202506 StepFun

39.1

Rank #160 Confirmed

Step 5 Preview StepFun

43.8

Rank #78 Reported

Summary

  • The widest gap is in reasoning, where Step 5 Preview leads 38.0 to 25.7.

Side by side

Step 1o Turbo 202506 and Step 5 Preview specifications
Step 1o Turbo 202506Step 5 Preview
ProviderStepFunStepFun
Noometry Index39.143.8
Released—2026-09-16
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
Context window—1.02M
Max output—66K
Input $ / M tokens—$1
Output $ / M tokens—$2.70
Results tracked143

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Category by category

Coding Step 5 Preview leads

Step 1o Turbo 202506: 38.6 (#158), Step 5 Preview: 50.6 (#40)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkStep 1o Turbo 202506Step 5 Preview
LMArena WebDev—1569
SciCode—58.9%
LMArena Coding1339—

Reasoning Step 5 Preview leads

Step 1o Turbo 202506: 25.7 (#127), Step 5 Preview: 38.0 (#58)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkStep 1o Turbo 202506Step 5 Preview
CritPt—20.9%
LMArena Hard Prompts1336—

Math Not comparable

Step 1o Turbo 202506: 33.9 (#163), Step 5 Preview: —

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkStep 1o Turbo 202506Step 5 Preview
LMArena Math1318—

Knowledge Not comparable

Step 1o Turbo 202506: 35.5 (#174), Step 5 Preview: —

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkStep 1o Turbo 202506Step 5 Preview
LMArena Expert1308—

Multimodal Not comparable

Step 1o Turbo 202506: 35.4 (#75), Step 5 Preview: —

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkStep 1o Turbo 202506Step 5 Preview
LMArena Vision1186—

Multilingual Not comparable

Step 1o Turbo 202506: 45.5 (#168), Step 5 Preview: —

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkStep 1o Turbo 202506Step 5 Preview
LMArena Non-English1313—
LMArena Chinese1380—
LMArena German1315—
LMArena Russian1327—

Instruction Following Not comparable

Step 1o Turbo 202506: 69.4 (#171), Step 5 Preview: —

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkStep 1o Turbo 202506Step 5 Preview
LMArena Instruction Following1311—

Long Context Not comparable

Step 1o Turbo 202506: 41.1 (#141), Step 5 Preview: —

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkStep 1o Turbo 202506Step 5 Preview
LMArena Longer Query1350—

Writing & Preference Not comparable

Step 1o Turbo 202506: 53.4 (#154), Step 5 Preview: —

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkStep 1o Turbo 202506Step 5 Preview
LMArena Text1336—
LMArena Creative Writing1308—
LMArena Multi-Turn1341—

Frequently asked questions

Is Step 1o Turbo 202506 better than Step 5 Preview?

Step 5 Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.

Is Step 1o Turbo 202506 or Step 5 Preview better for coding?

Step 5 Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 50.6 versus 38.6 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Step 1o Turbo 202506 and Step 5 Preview share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Step 1o Turbo 202506 has 14 scored results on Noometry and Step 5 Preview has 3.

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