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Model comparison

o1 vs Step 3.7 Flash

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 13 shared benchmark results across 5 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

OpenAI
47.92/100
Margin
2.8pts
winning →
50.76/100
0 category wins0 category wins

BenchAlign evidence: o1 estimated; Step 3.7 Flash estimated. Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. o1 and Step 3.7 Flash share 13 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 4 results are unique to o1; 17 to Step 3.7 Flash.

Updated July 16, 2026
Shared results
13
o1 only
4
Step 3.7 Flash only
17
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for o1 and Step 3.7 Flash is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 13 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.

o1 is priced at $15.00 input / $60.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.20 input / $1.15 output per 1M tokens for Step 3.7 Flash. Step 3.7 Flash has the larger context window at 256K, compared with 200K for o1.

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 o1 and Step 3.7 Flash
Categoryo1ΔStep 3.7 Flash
Agentico1Not measuredMarginNo overlapStep 3.7 Flash66.4
Codingo1Not measuredMarginNo overlapStep 3.7 Flash56.3
Knowledgeo175.7MarginNo overlapStep 3.7 FlashNot measured
Matho19.3MarginNo overlapStep 3.7 FlashNot measured
Inst. Followingo192.2MarginNo overlapStep 3.7 FlashNot measured

Operational comparison

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

Metrico1Step 3.7 FlashComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokenso1$15 input / $60 outputStep 3.7 Flash$0.2 input / $1.15 outputStep 3.7 Flash has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondo198 tok/sStep 3.7 FlashNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokeno132.29 sStep 3.7 FlashNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokenso1200KStep 3.7 Flash256KStep 3.7 Flash lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
Benchmarko1Step 3.7 FlashResult
τ²-bench resultsSource 62.6%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
Benchmarko1Step 3.7 FlashResult
AA Coding IndexSource 39.7%39.6%o1 leads
Terminal-Bench HardSource 12.9%35.6%Step 3.7 Flash leads
AA-SciCodeSource 35.8%40.0%Step 3.7 Flash leads
SWE-bench ProSource 56.3%Not comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 59.5%Not comparable
Reasoning
Benchmarko1Step 3.7 FlashResult
AA-LCRSource 59.3%63.7%Step 3.7 Flash leads
CritPtSource 0.3%2.3%Step 3.7 Flash leads
Knowledge
Benchmarko1Step 3.7 FlashResult
MMLUSource 91.8%Not comparable
GPQASource 75.7%Not comparable
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 23.4%30.3%Step 3.7 Flash leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 74.7%80.9%Step 3.7 Flash leads
AA-HLESource 7.7%19.9%Step 3.7 Flash leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -10.5%-37.5%o1 leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 34.7%25.4%o1 leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 69.3%84.4%o1 leads
Math
Benchmarko1Step 3.7 FlashResult
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 9.310%Not comparable
Multimodal
Benchmarko1Step 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
Benchmarko1Step 3.7 FlashResult
IFEvalSource 92.2%Not comparable
AA-IFBenchSource 70.3%67.3%o1 leads
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare o1 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 o1 and Step 3.7 Flash today?

o1: $15.00 input / $60.00 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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