Model Comparison

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed vs Step-3.5-Flash

Step-3.5-Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Step-3.5-Flash is better at 1 benchmark (AIME 2025).

Step-3.5-Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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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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Google
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
StepFun
Step-3.5-Flash
Input tokens$0.10
Output tokens$0.40
Best providerStepFun
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

188.0B diff

Step-3.5-Flash has 188.0B more parameters than Gemma 3n E2B Instructed, making it 2350.0% larger.

Google
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
8.0Bparameters
StepFun
Step-3.5-Flash
196.0Bparameters
8.0B
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
196.0B
Step-3.5-Flash

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Step-3.5-Flash specifies input context (65,536 tokens). Only Step-3.5-Flash specifies output context (8,192 tokens).

Google
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
StepFun
Step-3.5-Flash
Input65,536 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed supports multimodal inputs, whereas Step-3.5-Flash does not.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Step-3.5-Flash

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed is licensed under a proprietary license, 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.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Proprietary

Closed source

Step-3.5-Flash

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed was released on 2025-06-26, while Step-3.5-Flash was released on 2026-02-02.

Step-3.5-Flash is 7 months newer than Gemma 3n E2B Instructed.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Jun 26, 2025

9 months ago

Step-3.5-Flash

Feb 2, 2026

2 months ago

7mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Step-3.5-Flash's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemma 3n E2B Instructed's training data extends to 2024-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Step-3.5-Flash's cutoff date.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Jun 2024

Step-3.5-Flash

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Google
Supports multimodal inputs
StepFun
Larger context window (65,536 tokens)
Has open weights
Higher AIME 2025 score (97.3% vs 6.7%)

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
Google
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
StepFun
Step-3.5-Flash

FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 3n E2B Instructed vs Step-3.5-Flash

Step-3.5-Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemma 3n E2B Instructed is made by Google and Step-3.5-Flash is made by StepFun. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed scores HumanEval: 66.5%, MMLU: 60.1%, Global-MMLU-Lite: 59.0%, MBPP: 56.6%, Global-MMLU: 55.1%. Step-3.5-Flash scores AIME 2025: 97.3%, Tau-bench: 88.2%, LiveCodeBench v6: 86.4%, IMO-AnswerBench: 85.4%, SWE-Bench Verified: 74.4%.
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed supports an unknown number of tokens and Step-3.5-Flash supports 66K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed is developed by Google and Step-3.5-Flash is developed by StepFun.