Model comparison
Gemini 2.0 Pro vs Step 3
Step 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.
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StepFunSummary
- The widest gap is in long context, where Step 3 leads 40.3 to 29.2.
- Step 3 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 2.0 Pro | Step 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | StepFun | |
| Noometry Index | 39.1 | 40.5 |
| Released | 2025-02-05 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 14 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Step 3 leads
Gemini 2.0 Pro: 37.8 (#187), Step 3: 40.1 (#147)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Pro | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Aider Polyglot | 35.6% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 63.5% | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1367 |
Reasoning Step 3 leads
Gemini 2.0 Pro: 22.3 (#198), Step 3: 28.4 (#105)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Pro | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 62.3% |
| EnigmaEval | 0.7% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 60.1% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1355 |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 68% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 135.06 | — |
| LiveBench | 65.1% | — |
Math Gemini 2.0 Pro leads
Gemini 2.0 Pro: 39.7 (#100), Step 3: 37.6 (#148)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Pro | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Math | 71% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1366 |
| MATH Level 5 | 83.5% | — |
Knowledge Too close to call
Gemini 2.0 Pro: 36.5 (#167), Step 3: 36.8 (#164)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Pro | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 65.7% | — |
| Confabulations | 18.4% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1333 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 2.0 Pro: —, Step 3: 35.5 (#86)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Pro | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1177 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemini 2.0 Pro: —, Step 3: 46.3 (#159)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Pro | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1327 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1397 |
| LMArena German | — | 1371 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1269 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1331 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1371 |
Instruction Following Gemini 2.0 Pro leads
Gemini 2.0 Pro: 75.5 (#59), Step 3: 70.4 (#164)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Pro | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 83.4% | — |
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1332 |
Long Context Step 3 leads
Gemini 2.0 Pro: 29.2 (#292), Step 3: 40.3 (#157)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Pro | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction.LiveBench | 41.7% | — |
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1326 |
Writing & Preference Step 3 leads
Gemini 2.0 Pro: 52.7 (#165), Step 3: 54.3 (#151)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Pro | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1350 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1321 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1341 |
| LiveBench Language | 44.9% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 2.0 Pro better than Step 3?
Step 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 2.0 Pro or Step 3 better for coding?
Step 3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.1 versus 37.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 2.0 Pro and Step 3 share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 2.0 Pro has 14 scored results on Noometry and Step 3 has 17.