Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite vs Step 3.5 Flash 2603

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite vs Step 3.5 Flash 2603. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

Verdict

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

MetricGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteStep 3.5 Flash 2603Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)22.217.0−23.4% Step 3.5 Flash 2603 is 23.4% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$365.63Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)8.50s20.55s+141.8% Step 3.5 Flash 2603 is 141.8% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.30 / $2.50$0.10 / $0.30
Input modalitiesText, Image, Speech, VideoText
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