Compare · ModelsLive · 2 picked · head to head
Grok 3 Beta vs Step 3.5 Flash
Side by side · benchmarks, pricing, and signals you can act on.
Winner summary
Step 3.5 Flash wins on 0/0 benchmarks
Not enough overlapping benchmarks to declare a winner yet · Grok 3 Beta · Step 3.5 Flash are still filling in scores.
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Grok 3 Beta
#16 by perf·no signal
Step 3.5 Flash
#7 by perf·#11 by attention
Best value
Step 3.5 Flash
49.8x better value than Grok 3 Beta
Grok 3 Beta
7.7 pts/$
$9.00/M
Step 3.5 Flash
384.5 pts/$
$0.20/M
Vendor risk
Mixed exposure
One or more vendors flagged
xAI
$250.0B·Tier 1
StepFun
$5.0B·Tier 1
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grok 3 Beta | $3.00 | $15.00 | 131K tokens (~66 books) | $60.00 |
| Step 3.5 Flash | $0.10 | $0.30 | 262K tokens (~131 books) | $1.50 |
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