MODEL COMPARE

Step 3.5 Flash vs Step 3.7 Flash: Pricing, Capabilities and Benchmarks

Compare Step 3.5 Flash and Step 3.7 Flash across context window, API pricing, modalities, tool use and recommended use cases.

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Model AModel B

DECISION SUMMARY

Decision summary

Recommendations are conditional. Unknown values never count as a loss, and missing comparable benchmarks produce no winner.

Insufficient data

Evidence

comparable_coding_benchmark_missing

No same-source coding benchmark is attached to both model versions.

Insufficient data

Evidence

comparable_agent_benchmark_missing

Capabilities are listed, but a comparable agent benchmark is missing.

Step 3.5 Flash

Evidence

context_window_larger

Step 3.5 Flash=262144; Step 3.7 Flash=256000

Step 3.5 Flash

Evidence

same_provider_monthly_cost_lower

Step 3.5 Flash=0.16; Step 3.7 Flash=0.43; input=1000000; cached_input=0; output=200000; provider=OpenRouter

Insufficient data

Evidence

open_weights_support

Step 3.5 Flash=supported; Step 3.7 Flash=unknown

MODEL ATTRIBUTES

Source scope: Provider endpoint

Show differences only

Attribute	Step 3.5 Flash	Step 3.7 Flash	Winner
Context window`context_window_larger`Provider endpoint	262K	256K	Step 3.5 Flash
Maximum output`max_output_larger`Provider endpoint	66K	256K	Step 3.7 Flash
Input modalities`input_modalities_differ`Provider endpoint	Text	Text, Image, Video	Insufficient data
Output modalities`output_modalities_differ`Provider endpoint	Text	Text	Insufficient data
Tool calling`tool_calling_support`Provider endpoint	Supported	Supported	Tie
Structured output`structured_output_support`Provider endpoint	Not supported	Supported	Step 3.7 Flash
Reasoning`reasoning_support`Model	Supported	Supported	Insufficient data
Open weights`open_weights_support`Model	Supported	Unknown	Insufficient data
Input price per 1M tokens`input_price_lower`Provider endpoint	$0.10	$0.20	Step 3.5 Flash
Output price per 1M tokens`output_price_lower`Provider endpoint	$0.30	$1.15	Step 3.5 Flash

USAGE ESTIMATOR

Estimate token charges for the selected provider endpoints. Image, audio, request and web-search charges are not included.

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Monthly input tokensMonthly output tokensCached input tokens

Step 3.5 Flash$0.16Estimated monthly cost

Step 3.7 Flash$0.43Estimated monthly cost