DeepSeek VL2 vs Step-3.5-Flash Comparison

Comparing DeepSeek VL2 and Step-3.5-Flash across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

DeepSeek VL2 and Step-3.5-Flash don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers

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DeepSeek VL2

Input tokens$0.00

Output tokens$0.00

Best providerUnknown Organization

Step-3.5-Flash

Input tokens$0.10

Output tokens$0.40

Best providerStepFun

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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

169.0B diff

Step-3.5-Flash has 169.0B more parameters than DeepSeek VL2, making it 625.9% larger.

DeepSeek VL2

27.0Bparameters

Step-3.5-Flash

196.0Bparameters

27.0B

DeepSeek VL2

196.0B

Step-3.5-Flash

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

DeepSeek VL2 accepts 129,280 input tokens compared to Step-3.5-Flash's 65,536 tokens. DeepSeek VL2 can generate longer responses up to 129,280 tokens, while Step-3.5-Flash is limited to 8,192 tokens.

DeepSeek VL2

Input129,280 tokens

Output129,280 tokens

Step-3.5-Flash

Input65,536 tokens

Output8,192 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

DeepSeek VL2 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Step-3.5-Flash does not.

DeepSeek VL2 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

DeepSeek VL2

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Step-3.5-Flash

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek VL2 is licensed under deepseek, while Step-3.5-Flash uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

DeepSeek VL2

deepseek

Open weights

Step-3.5-Flash

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek VL2 was released on 2024-12-13, while Step-3.5-Flash was released on 2026-02-02.

Step-3.5-Flash is 14 months newer than DeepSeek VL2.

DeepSeek VL2

Dec 13, 2024

1.2 years ago

Step-3.5-Flash

Feb 2, 2026

1 months ago

1.1yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

DeepSeek VL2 is available from Replicate. Step-3.5-Flash is available from StepFun. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.