# LongCat-2.5 vs Step 3.7 Flash

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for LongCat-2.5 and Step 3.7 Flash across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/longcat-2-5-vs-step-3-7-flash
- Last updated: November 9, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 5
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Step 3.7 Flash leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Step 3.7 Flash has the higher overall point estimate 45.16 to 0. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Terminal-Bench 2.1 in Agentic, with scores of 88.4% and 59.5%.
- Step 3.7 Flash is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- LongCat-2.5 also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | LongCat-2.5 | Step 3.7 Flash |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Meituan | StepFun |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Hybrid | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 256K |
| Overall Score | null | 45.16 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 22 | 11 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.30 / $1.20 | $0.20 / $1.15 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- LongCat-2.5 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Step 3.7 Flash public-lane score: 40.5 (Estimated · #72/132)

| Benchmark | LongCat-2.5 | Step 3.7 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 88.4% | 59.5% | LongCat-2.5 |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 | 38.50% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 91.9% | 75.8% | LongCat-2.5 |
| AutomationBench | 51.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/ tools | 63.1% | 47.2% | LongCat-2.5 |
| Agents' Last Exam | 38.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | 83.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| JobBench | 65.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| skillsBench | 63.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SpreadsheetBench 2 | 34.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Claw-Eval | 78.3% | 67.1% | LongCat-2.5 |
| DeepSearchQA | Coming soon | 92.8% | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon | Coming soon | 49.5% | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | Coming soon | 51.57% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- LongCat-2.5 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Step 3.7 Flash public-lane score: 34.1 (Estimated · #94/158)

| Benchmark | LongCat-2.5 | Step 3.7 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 88.4% | 59.5% | LongCat-2.5 |
| ProgramBench | 25.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | 64.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| PaperBench | 82.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-Atlas Codebase QnA | 58.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | 60.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 56.3% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- LongCat-2.5 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Step 3.7 Flash public-lane score: 38.5 (Estimated · #88/157)

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- LongCat-2.5 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Step 3.7 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | LongCat-2.5 | Step 3.7 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Vision2Web | 78.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | 90.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MathVision w/ Python | 96.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Video-MME | 85.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SimpleVQA | Coming soon | 79.2% | Coming soon |
| V* | Coming soon | 95.3% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- LongCat-2.5 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Step 3.7 Flash public-lane score: 45.1 (Estimated · #97/179)

| Benchmark | LongCat-2.5 | Step 3.7 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierScience | 77% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- LongCat-2.5 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Step 3.7 Flash public-lane score: 82.1 (#60/157)

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, LongCat-2.5 or Step 3.7 Flash?

Step 3.7 Flash has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### How many benchmarks does LongCat-2.5 cover on BenchLM?

LongCat-2.5 currently has 22 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Step 3.7 Flash cover on BenchLM?

Step 3.7 Flash currently has 11 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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