Granite-4.0-H-1B vs Step 3.5 Flash

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, and math workflows.

Benchmark data for one or both models is coming soon. This page currently shows metadata and pricing where BenchLM has it, and score-level comparisons will populate as public benchmark results land.
Agentic
Coding
Multimodal & Grounded
Reasoning
Knowledge
Instruction Following
Multilingual
Mathematics

Granite-4.0-H-1B· Step 3.5 Flash

Quick Verdict

Benchmark data for Granite-4.0-H-1B and Step 3.5 Flash is coming soon on BenchLM.

BenchLM does not have sourced benchmark coverage for Step 3.5 Flash yet. This comparison is currently limited to metadata such as context window, reasoning mode, and pricing where available.

Step 3.5 Flash is priced at $0.10 input / $0.30 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for Granite-4.0-H-1B. Step 3.5 Flash has the larger context window at 256K, compared with 128K for Granite-4.0-H-1B.

Operational tradeoffs

ProviderIBMStepFun
PriceFree*$0.10 / $0.30
SpeedN/A87 t/s
TTFTN/A3.03s
Context128K256K

Decision framing

BenchLM keeps the benchmark table and the operator tradeoffs on the same page so a better score does not hide a materially slower, pricier, or smaller-context model.

Runtime metrics show N/A when BenchLM does not have a sourced snapshot for that exact model. The scoring rules and freshness policy are documented on the methodology page.

BenchmarkGranite-4.0-H-1BStep 3.5 Flash
Agentic
Coming soon
Coding
HumanEval74%
Multimodal & Grounded
Coming soon
Reasoning
BBH60.4%
Knowledge
MMLU59.4%
GPQA29.9%
MMLU-Pro34.0%
Instruction Following
IFEval77.4%
Multilingual
MGSM37.8%
Mathematics
Coming soon
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare Granite-4.0-H-1B and Step 3.5 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-H-1B and Step 3.5 Flash today?

Granite-4.0-H-1B: $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens Step 3.5 Flash: $0.10 input / $0.30 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.

Last updated: March 31, 2026

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