# Macaw vs Step 3.5 Flash

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Macaw and Step 3.5 Flash across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/macaw-v1-vs-step-3-5-flash
- Last updated: September 24, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 0
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.7

## Quick Verdict

No benchmark verdict yet: there is no shared sourced benchmark row for Macaw and Step 3.5 Flash.

## Summary

- Macaw and Step 3.5 Flash do not currently share a sourced benchmark row. The mirror therefore compares metadata, pricing, context windows, and each model's separately reported coverage without naming a benchmark winner.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Macaw | Step 3.5 Flash |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Bad Theory Labs | StepFun |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 256K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | null | 41.12 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 0 | 0 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | $0.10 / $0.30 |

## Category Breakdown

## FAQ

### Can I compare Macaw and Step 3.5 Flash on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but sourced benchmark coverage is still incomplete for a fair score-level comparison.

### Why does this page show "coming soon" values?

BenchLM only calls winners when public benchmark coverage is available on both sides of the comparison.

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## Explore More

- [Macaw profile](/models/macaw-v1)
- [Step 3.5 Flash profile](/models/step-3-5-flash)
- [Compare Pricing](/llm-pricing)
- [Alternative Finder](/tools/alternative-finder)
- [LLM Selector](/tools/llm-selector)
- [Overall Rankings](/best/overall)