Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) vs Step 3.7 Flash
How do these models stack up? Below is an expert side-by-side comparison of specifications, context window capacity, live pricing per million tokens, and standardized benchmark scores for Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) and Step 3.7 Flash.
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
Qwen Plus 0728, based on the Qwen3 foundation model, is a 1 million context hybrid reasoning model with a balanced performance, speed, and cost combination.
Step 3.7 Flash
Step 3.7 Flash is StepFun's latest high-efficiency multimodal Mixture-of-Experts model. It pairs a 196B-parameter language backbone with a vision encoder for native image and video understanding, activating roughly 11B parameters...
Technical Specifications
| Specification | Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba | StepFun |
| Context Window | 1,000,000 tokens | 256,000 tokens |
| Agent Suitability | N/A | N/A |
| Time to First Token (TTFT) | N/A | N/A |
| Deployment Model | self hostable | managed api |
| Production Stability | beta | stable |
| API Available | Yes | Yes |
| Released Date | 2025-09-08 | 2026-05-28 |
API Pricing Comparison
Input Price per Million Tokens
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
$0.26
Step 3.7 Flash
$0.20
Output Price per Million Tokens
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
$0.78
Step 3.7 Flash
$1.15
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Benchmark Performance Metrics
Scores show the raw performance percentages verified across key evaluation suites. Higher bars indicate superior accuracy and capability in that domain.
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) Quirks & Gotchas
No developer gotchas reported.
Step 3.7 Flash Quirks & Gotchas
No developer gotchas reported.