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Step 5 Preview

StepFun Released September 2026

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#51 smartest of 89 Updated Oct 30, 2026, 04:30 PM UTC

At a glance

How Step 5 Preview compares with the other 88 ranked language models.

  • Middle of the pack. Ranked #51 of 89 on the overall intelligence score, ahead of 43% of models.

  • Fast writer. Writes about 113 words per second, faster than 81% of models.

  • Short wait before answering. You wait about 14 sec before the answer starts.

  • Mid-range price. $1.43 per million tokens, cheaper than 59% of models.

Model details

Made by
StepFun
Model family
Step 5 Preview
Released
September 2026 · 6 weeks ago
Input price
$1.00 / 1M tokens
Output price
$2.70 / 1M tokens
Value for money
#31 of 84
Tests with scores
4 of 8

Good for

  • Writing and fixing codeAmong the best on the coding tests
  • Long documentsKeeps track of facts in very long texts
  • Fast, live repliesWrites about 113 words per second

Not ideal for

No clear weak spots in the tests.

Intelligence

29

overall score

#51 of 89typical 30

Coding

–

coding score

typical –

Speed

151

tokens per second

#18 of 89typical 91

Wait

14 sec

before it replies

#36 of 79typical 15s

Price

$1.43

per 1M tokens

#35 of 84typical $2.00

Test results

Scores on individual tests that make up the intelligence score. The faint line marks the best score of any model.

  • Humanity's Last Exam

    Very hard expert questions across many subjects

    47%#31 of 86typical 42%
  • SciCode

    Writing code to solve science research problems

    59%#14 of 86typical 53%
  • Long documents

    Finding and reasoning over facts in very long texts

    88%#1 of 87typical 80%
  • Terminal-Bench

    Doing real tasks on a computer by itself, like an agent

    33%#35 of 89typical 31%

Where it ranks on intelligence

This model next to the models closest to it. Click another bar to open that model.

What would it cost?

Through the API, at the listed price. Chat apps usually charge a monthly plan instead.

  • 1,000 chat replies

    a question and a ~350-word answer, 1,000 times

    $2.35
  • Summarise a 100-page report

    about 50,000 words in, a one-page summary out

    $0.07
  • Write a 2,000-word article

    a short brief in, a long article out

    $0.008

Input, per 1M tokens

$1.00

Output, per 1M tokens

$2.70

How long do answers take?

Median times measured through the API.

Before the answer starts14 sec
Writing speed≈ 113 words / sec
A full 500-word answer18 sec

1 token is about ¾ of a word. Speeds change with server load, so treat these as typical, not guaranteed.

Similar models

Other companies' models with the closest intelligence score.

  • MiniMax-M3.1-Flash

    MiniMax

    29

    intelligence

    $0.26

    per 1M

    113

    tokens/s

  • GPT-6 Luna

    OpenAIMax

    28

    intelligence

    $0.20

    per 1M

    114

    tokens/s

  • GLM-5.3-Flash

    Z AI

    28

    intelligence

    $0.24

    per 1M

    66

    tokens/s

  • Ling 3.1 Flash 1019

    InclusionAI

    30

    intelligence

    $0.45

    per 1M

    0

    tokens/s

  • MiMo-V2.6-Pro

    Xiaomi

    30

    intelligence

    $0.54

    per 1M

    42

    tokens/s

Questions people ask

Is Step 5 Preview a good AI model?
On the overall intelligence score it ranks #51 of 89 (score 29; the typical model scores 30). It stands out for writing and fixing code, long documents, fast, live replies.
How much does Step 5 Preview cost?
Through the API it costs $1.00 per million input tokens and $2.70 per million output tokens. In everyday terms, 1,000 chat replies cost about $2.35. Chat apps that use it usually charge a monthly plan instead.
How fast is Step 5 Preview?
It writes about 113 words per second, and you wait about 14 sec before the answer starts. A full 500-word answer takes roughly 18 sec.
What are good alternatives to Step 5 Preview?
Models with a similar score include MiniMax-M3.1-Flash by MiniMax, GPT-6 Luna by OpenAI, GLM-5.3-Flash by Z AI. The cheapest of these is GPT-6 Luna at $0.20 per million tokens.

Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis, an independent benchmarking company. Rankings refresh every few hours.