Noometry

Model comparison

Gemini 3.7 Flash vs Step 3.7 Flash

Gemini 3.7 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 59.8 to 37.3 on the Noometry Index. Step 3.7 Flash costs 3.6× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Gemini 3.7 Flash's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Last verified . 4 shared benchmarks.

Gemini 3.7 Flash Google

59.8

Rank #14 Confirmed

Step 3.7 Flash StepFun

37.3

Rank #207 Reported

Summary

  • They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.7 Flash scores higher in 3 categories and Step 3.7 Flash in 0 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in reasoning, where Gemini 3.7 Flash leads 70.0 to 21.6.
  • The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 94% for Gemini 3.7 Flash and 39.7% for Step 3.7 Flash.
  • Step 3.7 Flash is cheaper at $0.18 / $1.11 per million input/output tokens, against $0.75 / $3.75 for Gemini 3.7 Flash.
  • Gemini 3.7 Flash accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 256K.
  • Step 3.7 Flash has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Gemini 3.7 FlashStep 3.7 Flash
ProviderGoogleStepFun
Noometry Index59.837.3
Released2026-08-132026-05-29
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window1.05M256K
Max output66K256K
Input $ / M tokens$0.75$0.18
Output $ / M tokens$3.75$1.11
Results tracked445

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Category by category

Coding Gemini 3.7 Flash leads

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 56.2 (#22), Step 3.7 Flash: 40.0 (#150)

BenchmarkGemini 3.7 FlashStep 3.7 Flash
SciCode59.8%40%
ALE-Bench904.3694.12
DeepSWE65.5%—
FrontierCode43.6%—
LMArena WebDev1592—
FrontierSWE20.3%—
LMArena Coding1497—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 42.1 (#19), Step 3.7 Flash: —

BenchmarkGemini 3.7 FlashStep 3.7 Flash
APEX-Agents67.8%—
Remote Labor Index5%—
GDP.pdf23.8%—

Reasoning Gemini 3.7 Flash leads

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 70.0 (#15), Step 3.7 Flash: 21.6 (#219)

BenchmarkGemini 3.7 FlashStep 3.7 Flash
NYT Connections (extended)94%39.7%
CritPt14.3%2.3%
ARC-AGI-284.6%—
ARC-AGI-195.5%—
Chess Puzzles47%—
LMArena Hard Prompts1494—
Mystery Game Puzzles37%—
DTBench96.8%—
LMCA50.4%—
Epoch Capabilities Index157.27—

Math Gemini 3.7 Flash leads

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 69.6 (#23), Step 3.7 Flash: 42.9 (#82)

BenchmarkGemini 3.7 FlashStep 3.7 Flash
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)71.6%—
FrontierMath Tier 436.6%—
MathArena Final-Answer Competitions—68.5%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202597.2%—
ProofBench58%—
LMArena Math1507—

Knowledge Not comparable

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 69.7 (#5), Step 3.7 Flash: —

BenchmarkGemini 3.7 FlashStep 3.7 Flash
GPQA Diamond94.8%—
SimpleQA Verified69.2%—
LMArena Expert1508—

Multimodal Not comparable

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 37.3 (#73), Step 3.7 Flash: —

BenchmarkGemini 3.7 FlashStep 3.7 Flash
LMArena Vision1316—
Furniture Assembly26.7%—

Multilingual Not comparable

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 57.6 (#7), Step 3.7 Flash: —

BenchmarkGemini 3.7 FlashStep 3.7 Flash
LMArena Non-English1484—
LMArena Chinese1548—
LMArena French1505—
LMArena German1498—
LMArena Japanese1512—
LMArena Korean1483—
LMArena Russian1516—
LMArena Spanish1503—

Instruction Following Not comparable

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 77.7 (#15), Step 3.7 Flash: —

BenchmarkGemini 3.7 FlashStep 3.7 Flash
LMArena Instruction Following1483—

Long Context Not comparable

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 45.7 (#30), Step 3.7 Flash: —

BenchmarkGemini 3.7 FlashStep 3.7 Flash
LMArena Longer Query1492—

Writing & Preference Not comparable

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 71.2 (#20), Step 3.7 Flash: —

BenchmarkGemini 3.7 FlashStep 3.7 Flash
LMArena Text1486—
LMArena Creative Writing1490—
EQ-Bench Creative Writing1723—
LMArena Multi-Turn1489—

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemini 3.7 Flash better than Step 3.7 Flash?

Gemini 3.7 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 59.8 to 37.3 on the Noometry Index. Step 3.7 Flash costs 3.6× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Gemini 3.7 Flash's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.7 Flash 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; Gemini 3.7 Flash lists at $0.75 and $3.75.

Is Gemini 3.7 Flash or Step 3.7 Flash better for coding?

Gemini 3.7 Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 56.2 versus 40.0 in the Noometry coding category.

Which has the bigger context window?

Gemini 3.7 Flash does, with 1.05M tokens against 256K.

How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.7 Flash and Step 3.7 Flash share?

4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.7 Flash has 44 scored results on Noometry and Step 3.7 Flash has 5.

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