Gemini 3.8 Flash (High) vs Step 3.5 Flash

Gemini 3.8 Flash (High) 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 3.8 Flash (High)Off the frontier
Intelligence
40.90
Total cost
$1623
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 3.8 Flash (High)Step 3.5 FlashDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)40.916.6−59.4% Step 3.5 Flash is 59.4% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$1,622.73Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)30.91s20.68s−33.1% Step 3.5 Flash is 33.1% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.75 / $3.75$0.10 / $0.30
Input modalitiesText, Image, Speech, VideoText
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