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Step-5

StepFun Step-5: flagship reasoning model with 512K context and strong math/agentic results.

#278released Aug 28, 2026·Proprietary·Not disclosed
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63.0 #278
Top 38% tier
Output Speed
110 t/s
TTFT 320 ms · ITL 9.1 ms/tok
Blended price (3:1)
$2.5 /1M
In $1.5/M · Out $6/M
Context
512K
≈ 1,280 A4 pages · max out 32,768

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6-Axis Frontier Evaluation vs Category Average & Flagship

Step-5
Claude Mythos Preview (#1)
Average (68)
Coding (50)Mathematics (65)Hard Science (GPQA) (62)Agentic & Tool Use (67)Knowledge (MMLU) (45)Vision / Multimodal (30)

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Model Details

Release date
Aug 28, 2026
Parameters
Not disclosed
License
Proprietary
Context Window
512,000 tokens
Input Price
$1.5/M
Output Price
$6/M
Output Speed
110 t/s
Time to First Token
320 ms

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@misc{llmpodium2026step5,
  title = {Benchmark Analysis and Intelligence Evaluation of Step-5},
  author = {LLMPodium Research},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://llmpodium.com/models/step-5}
}

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