Model comparison
Granite 4.1 8b vs Step 3.7 Flash
Granite 4.1 8b and Step 3.7 Flash score almost the same on the Noometry Index (37.4 vs 37.3), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
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StepFunSummary
- The widest gap is in coding, where Step 3.7 Flash leads 40.0 to 30.1.
Side by side
| Granite 4.1 8b | Step 3.7 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | StepFun |
| Noometry Index | 37.4 | 37.3 |
| Released | — | 2026-05-29 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 256K |
| Max output | — | 256K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.18 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.11 |
| Results tracked | 13 | 5 |
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Category by category
Coding Step 3.7 Flash leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 30.1 (#297), Step 3.7 Flash: 40.0 (#150)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1192 | — |
| SciCode | — | 40% |
| LMArena Coding | 1312 | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 694.12 |
Reasoning Granite 4.1 8b leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 25.7 (#143), Step 3.7 Flash: 21.6 (#219)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 39.7% |
| CritPt | — | 2.3% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1293 | — |
Math Step 3.7 Flash leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 36.4 (#166), Step 3.7 Flash: 42.9 (#82)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 68.5% |
| LMArena Math | 1312 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Granite 4.1 8b: 36.1 (#174), Step 3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1309 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Granite 4.1 8b: 41.7 (#204), Step 3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1261 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1337 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1240 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Granite 4.1 8b: 66.9 (#203), Step 3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1269 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Granite 4.1 8b: 38.7 (#193), Step 3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1275 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Granite 4.1 8b: 48.1 (#204), Step 3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1290 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1251 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1268 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.1 8b better than Step 3.7 Flash?
Granite 4.1 8b and Step 3.7 Flash score almost the same on the Noometry Index (37.4 vs 37.3), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Is Granite 4.1 8b or Step 3.7 Flash better for coding?
Step 3.7 Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.0 versus 30.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.1 8b and Step 3.7 Flash share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.1 8b has 13 scored results on Noometry and Step 3.7 Flash has 5.