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Model comparison

Granite-4.0-350M vs Step 3.7 Flash

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 12 shared benchmark results across 5 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

38.13/100
Margin
12.6pts
winning →
50.76/100
0 category wins0 category wins

BenchAlign evidence: Granite-4.0-350M estimated; Step 3.7 Flash estimated. Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Granite-4.0-350M and Step 3.7 Flash share 12 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 0 results are unique to Granite-4.0-350M; 18 to Step 3.7 Flash.

Updated July 16, 2026
Shared results
12
Granite-4.0-350M only
0
Step 3.7 Flash only
18
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for Granite-4.0-350M and Step 3.7 Flash is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 12 shared benchmark results across 5 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 Granite-4.0-350M. Step 3.7 Flash has the larger context window at 256K, compared with 32K for Granite-4.0-350M.

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 Granite-4.0-350M and Step 3.7 Flash
CategoryGranite-4.0-350MΔStep 3.7 Flash
AgenticGranite-4.0-350MNot measuredMarginNo overlapStep 3.7 Flash66.4
CodingGranite-4.0-350MNot measuredMarginNo overlapStep 3.7 Flash56.3

Operational comparison

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

MetricGranite-4.0-350MStep 3.7 FlashComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGranite-4.0-350M$0 input / $0 outputStep 3.7 Flash$0.2 input / $1.15 outputGranite-4.0-350M has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGranite-4.0-350MNot availableStep 3.7 FlashNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGranite-4.0-350MNot availableStep 3.7 FlashNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGranite-4.0-350M32KStep 3.7 Flash256KStep 3.7 Flash lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGranite-4.0-350MStep 3.7 FlashResult
τ²-bench resultsSource 13.2%98.5%Step 3.7 Flash leads
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
Claw-EvalSource 67.1%Not comparable
HLE w/ toolsSource 47.2%Not comparable
Gert LabsSource 51.57%Not comparable
AA Agentic IndexSource 21.5%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 1017Not comparable
APEX-Agents-AASource 14.8%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGranite-4.0-350MStep 3.7 FlashResult
Terminal-Bench HardSource 0.0%35.6%Step 3.7 Flash leads
AA-SciCodeSource 0.9%40.0%Step 3.7 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
BenchmarkGranite-4.0-350MStep 3.7 FlashResult
AA-LCRSource 0.0%63.7%Step 3.7 Flash leads
CritPtSource 0.0%2.3%Step 3.7 Flash leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkGranite-4.0-350MStep 3.7 FlashResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 1.0%30.3%Step 3.7 Flash leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 26.1%80.9%Step 3.7 Flash leads
AA-HLESource 5.7%19.9%Step 3.7 Flash leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -72.1%-37.5%Step 3.7 Flash leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 3.2%25.4%Step 3.7 Flash leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 77.8%84.4%Granite-4.0-350M leads
Multimodal
BenchmarkGranite-4.0-350MStep 3.7 FlashResult
SimpleVQASource 79.2%Not comparable
V*Source 95.3%Not comparable
AA-MMMU-ProSource 75.3%Not comparable
Design Arena WebsiteSource 1218Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGranite-4.0-350MStep 3.7 FlashResult
AA-IFBenchSource 15.9%67.3%Step 3.7 Flash leads
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare Granite-4.0-350M 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 Granite-4.0-350M and Step 3.7 Flash today?

Granite-4.0-350M: $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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