Claude Opus 5 (Medium) vs Step 3.7 Flash

Claude Opus 5 (Medium) vs Step 3.7 Flash. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude Opus 5 (Medium)Off the frontier
Intelligence
44.80
Total cost
$2732
StepFunStep 3.7 FlashNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
19.50
Total cost
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Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricClaude Opus 5 (Medium)Step 3.7 FlashDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)44.819.5−56.5% Step 3.7 Flash is 56.5% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$2,731.91Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)13.14s18.37s+39.8% Step 3.7 Flash is 39.8% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$0.20 / $1.15
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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