Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite vs Step 3.5 Flash

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

GoogleGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteOff the frontier
Intelligence
22.20
Total cost
$366
StepFunStep 3.5 FlashNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
16.60
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.

MetricGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteStep 3.5 FlashDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)22.216.6−25.2% Step 3.5 Flash is 25.2% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$365.63Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)9.59s19.59s+104.3% Step 3.5 Flash is 104.3% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.30 / $2.50$0.10 / $0.30
Input modalitiesText, Image, Speech, VideoText
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