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DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) vs Step 3.5 Flash
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Winner summary
Step 3.5 Flash wins on 0/0 benchmarks
Not enough overlapping benchmarks to declare a winner yet · DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) · Step 3.5 Flash are still filling in scores.
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024)
#8 by perf·no signal
Step 3.5 Flash
#7 by perf·#11 by attention
Best value
Step 3.5 Flash
DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024)
—
no price
Step 3.5 Flash
384.5 pts/$
$0.20/M
Vendor risk
Mixed exposure
One or more vendors flagged
DeepSeek
$3.4B·Tier 1
StepFun
$5.0B·Tier 1
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) | — | — | — | — |
| Step 3.5 Flash | $0.10 | $0.30 | 262K tokens (~131 books) | $1.50 |
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