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Model comparison

GPT-OSS 20B vs Step 3.7 Flash

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 18 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

42.63/100
Margin
8.1pts
winning →
50.76/100
0 category wins0 category wins

BenchAlign evidence: GPT-OSS 20B supported; Step 3.7 Flash estimated. Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. GPT-OSS 20B and Step 3.7 Flash share 18 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 1 result is unique to GPT-OSS 20B; 12 to Step 3.7 Flash.

Updated July 16, 2026
Shared results
18
GPT-OSS 20B only
1
Step 3.7 Flash only
12
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for GPT-OSS 20B and Step 3.7 Flash is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 18 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.

Step 3.7 Flash is priced at $0.20 input / $1.15 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for GPT-OSS 20B. Step 3.7 Flash has the larger context window at 256K, compared with 128K for GPT-OSS 20B.

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 GPT-OSS 20B and Step 3.7 Flash
CategoryGPT-OSS 20BΔStep 3.7 Flash
AgenticGPT-OSS 20BNot measuredMarginNo overlapStep 3.7 Flash66.4
CodingGPT-OSS 20BNot measuredMarginNo overlapStep 3.7 Flash56.3

Operational comparison

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

MetricGPT-OSS 20BStep 3.7 FlashComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGPT-OSS 20B$0 input / $0 outputStep 3.7 Flash$0.2 input / $1.15 outputGPT-OSS 20B has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGPT-OSS 20B313 tok/sStep 3.7 FlashNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGPT-OSS 20B0.65 sStep 3.7 FlashNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGPT-OSS 20B128KStep 3.7 Flash256KStep 3.7 Flash lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGPT-OSS 20BStep 3.7 FlashResult
AA Agentic IndexSource 3.1%21.5%Step 3.7 Flash leads
APEX-Agents-AASource 0.7%14.8%Step 3.7 Flash leads
τ²-bench resultsSource 60.2%98.5%Step 3.7 Flash leads
GDPval-AASource 3.0%25.9%Step 3.7 Flash leads
GDPval-AASource 5591017Step 3.7 Flash leads
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 59.5%Not comparable
BrowseCompSource 75.8%Not comparable
DeepSearchQASource 92.8%Not comparable
ToolathlonSource 49.5%Not comparable
Claw-EvalSource 67.1%Not comparable
HLE w/ toolsSource 47.2%Not comparable
Gert LabsSource 51.57%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGPT-OSS 20BStep 3.7 FlashResult
React Native EvalsSource 71%Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource 20.7%39.6%Step 3.7 Flash leads
Terminal-Bench HardSource 10.6%35.6%Step 3.7 Flash leads
AA-SciCodeSource 34.4%40.0%Step 3.7 Flash leads
SWE-bench ProSource 56.3%Not comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 59.5%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkGPT-OSS 20BStep 3.7 FlashResult
AA-LCRSource 30.7%63.7%Step 3.7 Flash leads
CritPtSource 1.4%2.3%Step 3.7 Flash leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkGPT-OSS 20BStep 3.7 FlashResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 14.9%30.3%Step 3.7 Flash leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 68.8%80.9%Step 3.7 Flash leads
AA-HLESource 9.8%19.9%Step 3.7 Flash leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -63.9%-37.5%Step 3.7 Flash leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 15.5%25.4%Step 3.7 Flash leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 94.1%84.4%Step 3.7 Flash leads
Multimodal
BenchmarkGPT-OSS 20BStep 3.7 FlashResult
Design Arena WebsiteSource 8871218Step 3.7 Flash leads
SimpleVQASource 79.2%Not comparable
V*Source 95.3%Not comparable
AA-MMMU-ProSource 75.3%Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGPT-OSS 20BStep 3.7 FlashResult
AA-IFBenchSource 65.1%67.3%Step 3.7 Flash leads
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare GPT-OSS 20B 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 GPT-OSS 20B and Step 3.7 Flash today?

GPT-OSS 20B: $0.00 input / $0.00 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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