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Gemini 3 Flash vs Step 3.7 Flash

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 16 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

60.41/100
Margin
9.6pts
← winning
50.76/100
0 category wins0 category wins

BenchAlign evidence: Gemini 3 Flash supported; Step 3.7 Flash estimated. Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Gemini 3 Flash and Step 3.7 Flash share 16 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 4 results are unique to Gemini 3 Flash; 14 to Step 3.7 Flash.

Updated July 16, 2026
Shared results
16
Gemini 3 Flash only
4
Step 3.7 Flash only
14
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for Gemini 3 Flash and Step 3.7 Flash is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 16 shared benchmark results across 6 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.

Gemini 3 Flash is priced at $0.50 input / $3.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.20 input / $1.15 output per 1M tokens for Step 3.7 Flash. Gemini 3 Flash has the larger context window at 1M, compared with 256K for Step 3.7 Flash.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for Gemini 3 Flash and Step 3.7 Flash
CategoryGemini 3 FlashΔStep 3.7 Flash
AgenticGemini 3 FlashNot measuredMarginNo overlapStep 3.7 Flash66.4
CodingGemini 3 FlashNot measuredMarginNo overlapStep 3.7 Flash56.3
MathGemini 3 Flash27.8MarginNo overlapStep 3.7 FlashNot measured

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricGemini 3 FlashStep 3.7 FlashComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGemini 3 Flash$0.5 input / $3 outputStep 3.7 Flash$0.2 input / $1.15 outputStep 3.7 Flash has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGemini 3 Flash159 tok/sStep 3.7 FlashNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGemini 3 Flash1.19 sStep 3.7 FlashNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGemini 3 Flash1MStep 3.7 Flash256KGemini 3 Flash lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGemini 3 FlashStep 3.7 FlashResult
Claw-EvalSource 49.2%67.1%Step 3.7 Flash leads
τ²-bench resultsSource 43.3%98.5%Step 3.7 Flash leads
Gert LabsSource 56.63%51.57%Gemini 3 Flash leads
JobBenchSource 11.4%Not comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 59.5%Not comparable
BrowseCompSource 75.8%Not comparable
DeepSearchQASource 92.8%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 25.9%Not comparable
ToolathlonSource 49.5%Not comparable
HLE w/ toolsSource 47.2%Not comparable
AA Agentic IndexSource 21.5%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 1017Not comparable
APEX-Agents-AASource 14.8%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGemini 3 FlashStep 3.7 FlashResult
Vibe Code BenchSource 20.20%Not comparable
Terminal-Bench HardSource 31.8%35.6%Step 3.7 Flash leads
AA-SciCodeSource 49.9%40.0%Gemini 3 Flash leads
SWE-bench ProSource 56.3%Not comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 59.5%Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource 39.6%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkGemini 3 FlashStep 3.7 FlashResult
AA-LCRSource 48.0%63.7%Step 3.7 Flash leads
CritPtSource 1.4%2.3%Step 3.7 Flash leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkGemini 3 FlashStep 3.7 FlashResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 27.4%30.3%Step 3.7 Flash leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 81.2%80.9%Gemini 3 Flash leads
AA-HLESource 14.1%19.9%Step 3.7 Flash leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -3.6%-37.5%Gemini 3 Flash leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 45.5%25.4%Gemini 3 Flash leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 90.2%84.4%Step 3.7 Flash leads
Math
BenchmarkGemini 3 FlashStep 3.7 FlashResult
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 35.640%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source 4.167%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkGemini 3 FlashStep 3.7 FlashResult
AA-MMMU-ProSource 78.6%75.3%Gemini 3 Flash leads
Design Arena WebsiteSource 12301218Gemini 3 Flash leads
SimpleVQASource 79.2%Not comparable
V*Source 95.3%Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGemini 3 FlashStep 3.7 FlashResult
AA-IFBenchSource 55.1%67.3%Step 3.7 Flash leads
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare Gemini 3 Flash and Step 3.7 Flash on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.

Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?

BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.

What data is available for Gemini 3 Flash and Step 3.7 Flash today?

Gemini 3 Flash: $0.50 input / $3.00 output per 1M tokens Step 3.7 Flash: $0.20 input / $1.15 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.

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Last updated: July 16, 2026

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