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Step 3.5 Flash pricing

API list price by StepFun · checked Oct 23, 2026
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$0.10 / $0.30per 1M tokens in / out
$0.02cache read · −80%
#309on OpenRouter by tokens · 1.4B / week

Price sheetper 1M tokens

Input$0.10list
Output$0.30
Cache read$0.02−80% vs input
Context · max output256K · 256Ktokens

Where to buy5 providers · per 1M tokens

ProviderInputOutputContext
DeepInfra$0.09$0.30—
Featherless$0.10$0.30—
lab-stepfun$0.10$0.30—
SiliconFlow$0.10$0.30262K
stepfunlab$0.10$0.30—

In StepFun's line-upper 1M in / out

Step 3.5 Flash 2603$0.10 / $0.300%
Step 3.7 Flash$0.20 / $1.152.9×
Step 1o Turbo Vision$0.36 / $1.153.7×
Step 5 Preview$1 / $2.709.5×
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Cheaper for the same workvs Step 3.5 Flash

Ling 3.0 Flash VL thinkingOpen-40%score +45%$0.06 / $0.18
Solar Mini 4-42%score +42%$0.37
Ling 3.0 Flash Fin thinkingOpen-40%score +33%$0.06 / $0.18
Ling 3.0 Flash thinkingOpen-40%score +19%$0.06 / $0.18
Qwen 3.5 9B non-thinkingOpen-38%score -22%$0.08 / $0.13

Pricing questions

How much does Step 3.5 Flash cost?›

$0.10 per 1M input tokens and $0.30 per 1M output tokens. Cached input is $0.02.

Is Step 3.5 Flash free to use?›

There is no free API tier.

How much does prompt caching save?›

Cache reads cost $0.02 per 1M, 80% below the input price.

Is Step 3.5 Flash cheaper than Step 3.5 Flash?›

It costs the same per token: $0.10 / $0.30.

What is a cheaper alternative to Step 3.5 Flash?›

Ling 3.0 Flash VL at thinking effort costs -40% per task with a score +45% on .