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StepFun: Step 3.7 Flash vs Thinking Machines: Inkling

Step 3.7 Flash (medium) leads on average score with 8.0 vs 8.0. Inkling (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.391 vs $0.515. Inkling (medium) is faster at 16.21s vs 26.37s, with pass rates of 72.7% vs 78.8%.

Recommended modelInkling (medium)Its score stays close to the best score here (8.0 vs 8.0), while responding about 1.6x faster than Step 3.7 Flash (medium).

Last updated at: 2026-07-18

Metric Step 3.7 Flash Step 3.7 Flash medium Release: 2026-05-29 Inkling Inkling medium Release: 2026-07-18
Score 8.0 8.0
Rank #29 #32
Reliability 9.9 9.8
Consistency 8.9 8.2
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 72.7% 78.8%
Flaky tests 3 5
Total Runs 64 66
Cost per result 3.676 2.604
Total Cost $0.515 $0.391
Input Price $0.200 / 1M $1.000 / 1M
Output Price $1.150 / 1M $4.050 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 114,062 124,053
Output Tokens 427,572 12,189
Reasoning Tokens 0 53,597
Response Time (avg) 26.37s 16.21s
Response Time (max) 152.83s 85.12s
Response Time (total) 580.25s 356.54s

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#29 Step 3.7 Flash

medium
Cost
$0.006
Time
46.2s
Tokens
4,466 tok

#32 Thinking Machines: Inkling

medium
Cost
$0.004
Time
11.2s
Tokens
852 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Step 3.7 Flash 8.8 7.8 88.9% 1 27.42s 7,437 44,797 0
Inkling 8.4 7.8 77.8% 1 25.20s 7,374 525 14,457

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