Step 3.7 Flash vs. GLM-4.7-Flash (Reasoning)
Comparison between Step 3.7 Flash and GLM-4.7-Flash (Reasoning) across intelligence, price, speed, context window and more.
For details relating to our methodology, see our Methodology page.
Highlights
Model Comparison
Step 3.7 Flash | GLM-4.7-Flash (Reasoning) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence Index | 23* | 17* | Step 3.7 Flash is more intelligent than GLM-4.7-Flash (Reasoning) |
| Price per 1M Tokens | $0.18 | $0.10 | GLM-4.7-Flash (Reasoning) is cheaper than Step 3.7 Flash |
| Output Speed | 84 tokens/s | 101 tokens/s | GLM-4.7-Flash (Reasoning) is faster than Step 3.7 Flash |
| Time to First Token | 2.98s | 1.01s | GLM-4.7-Flash (Reasoning) responds faster than Step 3.7 Flash |
| Context Window | 262k tokens~393 A4 pages of size 12 Arial font | 200k tokens~300 A4 pages of size 12 Arial font | Step 3.7 Flash has a larger context window than GLM-4.7-Flash (Reasoning) |
| Release Date | May 2026 | January 2026 | Step 3.7 Flash has a more recent release date than GLM-4.7-Flash (Reasoning) |
| Parameters | 198B, 11B active at inference time | 31.2B, 3B active at inference time | Step 3.7 Flash has more parameters than GLM-4.7-Flash (Reasoning) |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes | Both Step 3.7 Flash and GLM-4.7-Flash (Reasoning) have reasoning |
| Image Input Support | Yes | No | Step 3.7 Flash has image input support while GLM-4.7-Flash (Reasoning) does not |
| Open Source (Weights) | Both Step 3.7 Flash and GLM-4.7-Flash (Reasoning) are open source | ||
| License | |||
| License Supports Commercial Use Without Restrictions | Yes | Yes | Both Step 3.7 Flash and GLM-4.7-Flash (Reasoning) have license supports commercial use without restrictions |
IntelligenceUpdated
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index by Open Weights / Proprietary
Intelligence Evaluations
Agentic knowledge work, (Elo-500)/2000
Agentic real-world work tasks, (Elo-500)/2000
Agentic tool use
Agentic coding & terminal use
Coding
Reasoning & knowledge
Professional document reasoning, All-pass
Physics reasoning
Knowledge
1 - hallucination rate
Long context reasoning
Agentic SaaS workflows
Legal agentic work, criterion pass rate
Agentic business operations
Scientific reasoning
Quantitative analysis on spreadsheets & documents
Instruction following
Long-horizon agentic tasks
Kubernetes incident root-cause analysis
Visual reasoning
AA-Briefcase
AA-Briefcase Elo
AA-Omniscience
AA-Omniscience Index
Openness Index
Artificial Analysis Openness Index: Score
Intelligence Index Comparisons
Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Token Use
Output Tokens per Intelligence Index Task
Cost
Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Cost to Run Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Pricing: Cache Hit, Input, and Output
Context Window
Context Window
Speed
Measured by Output Speed (tokens per second)
Output Speed
Time per Intelligence Index Task
Latency
Measured by Time (seconds) to First Token
Latency: Time To First Answer Token
End-to-End Response Time
Seconds to output 500 tokens, calculated based on time to first token, 'thinking' time for reasoning models, and output speed
End-to-End Response Time
Model Size (Open Weights Models Only)
Model Size: Total and Active Parameters
Frequently Asked Questions
Step 3.7 Flash is more intelligent. Step 3.7 Flash scores 23 (estimated), compared with GLM-4.7-Flash (Reasoning) at 17 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index.
GLM-4.7-Flash (Reasoning) is faster. GLM-4.7-Flash (Reasoning) generates 101.0 tokens per second, compared with Step 3.7 Flash at 84.3 tokens per second.
GLM-4.7-Flash (Reasoning) is cheaper. GLM-4.7-Flash (Reasoning) costs $0.10 per 1M tokens, compared with Step 3.7 Flash at $0.18 per 1M tokens (7:2:1 cache hit/input/output ratio).
GLM-4.7-Flash (Reasoning) has lower latency. GLM-4.7-Flash (Reasoning) has a time to first token of 1.01s, compared with Step 3.7 Flash at 2.98s.
Step 3.7 Flash has a larger context window. Step 3.7 Flash supports 260k tokens, compared with GLM-4.7-Flash (Reasoning) at 200k tokens.