Model comparison
LFM2.5-VL-450M vs Step 3.7 Flash
Head-to-head evidence from 0 shared benchmark results across 0 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: LFM2.5-VL-450M unranked (Not scored); Step 3.7 Flash #110 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. LFM2.5-VL-450M and Step 3.7 Flash share 0 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 7 results are unique to LFM2.5-VL-450M; 29 to Step 3.7 Flash.
Updated July 21, 2026- Shared results
- 0
- LFM2.5-VL-450M only
- 7
- Step 3.7 Flash only
- 29
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for LFM2.5-VL-450M and Step 3.7 Flash is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 0 shared benchmark results across 0 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 LFM2.5-VL-450M. Step 3.7 Flash has the larger context window at 256K, compared with 128K for LFM2.5-VL-450M.
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | LFM2.5-VL-450M | Step 3.7 Flash | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | LFM2.5-VL-450M$0 input / $0 output | Step 3.7 Flash$0.2 input / $1.15 output | LFM2.5-VL-450M has the lower combined listed price. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | LFM2.5-VL-450MNot available | Step 3.7 FlashNot available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | LFM2.5-VL-450MNot available | Step 3.7 FlashNot available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | LFM2.5-VL-450M128K | Step 3.7 Flash256K | Step 3.7 Flash lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic13 benchmarks
| Benchmark | LFM2.5-VL-450M | Step 3.7 Flash | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| BFCL v4Source | 21.1% | — | 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 |
| 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 |
| τ²-bench resultsSource | — | 98.5% | Not comparable |
| GDPval-AASource | — | 1017 | Not comparable |
| APEX-Agents-AASource | — | 14.8% | Not comparable |
Coding4 benchmarks
Reasoning2 benchmarks
Knowledge8 benchmarks
| Benchmark | LFM2.5-VL-450M | Step 3.7 Flash | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQASource | 25.7% | — | Not comparable |
| MMLU-ProSource | 19.3% | — | Not comparable |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | — | 30.3% | Not comparable |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | — | 80.9% | Not comparable |
| AA-HLESource | — | 19.9% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | — | -37.5% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | — | 25.4% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | — | 84.4% | Not comparable |
Multimodal7 benchmarks
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare LFM2.5-VL-450M 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 LFM2.5-VL-450M and Step 3.7 Flash today?
LFM2.5-VL-450M: $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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