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GLM-4.6vsStep 3.5 Flash

GLM-4.6 and Step 3.5 Flash split their 2 shared benchmarks evenly. Step 3.5 Flash has the larger context window (256K tokens).

Benchmarks from cited public sources; pricing from official pages; status from official provider feeds.

Shared benchmarks
1 – 1
even split
Cheaper per token
list price, input + output
Larger context
Step 3.5 Flash
256K tokens
Provider uptime (30d)
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Z.ai · StepFun
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Context
200K
Max out
131K
Input /1M
$0.6
Output /1M
$2.2
Cached /1M
$0.11
Scores
2 · 2 core
Step 3.5 Flash
StepFun · released 2026-02-12
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Context
256K
Max out
Input /1M
Output /1M
Cached /1M
Scores
18 · 5 core
Quality

Benchmark matrix

BenchmarkGLM-4.6Step 3.5 FlashΔEdge
Reported by both · 2
AIME 202591.7% matharena97.3% -5.6 ptStep 3.5 Flash
LMArena Elo1440.5 1403.7 +36.8GLM-4.6
Only GLM-4.6 reports · 0
GLM-4.6 reports nothing Step 3.5 Flash does not.
Only Step 3.5 Flash reports · 15
SWE-bench Verifiednot reported74.4%
AIME 2026not reported96.7% matharena
BrowseCompnot reported51.6%
BrowseComp (with context manager)not reported69%
BrowseComp-ZHnot reported66.9%
BrowseComp-ZH (with context manager)not reported73.7%
GAIA (no file)not reported84.5%
HMMT 2025 (Feb/Nov average)not reported96.2%
IMOAnswerBenchnot reported85.4%
LiveCodeBench v6not reported86.4%
ResearchRubricsnot reported65.3%
Tau2-Benchnot reported88.2%
Terminal-Bench 2.0not reported51%
xbench-DeepSearch 2025.05not reported83.7%
xbench-DeepSearch 2025.10not reported56.3%
Scores tagged "epoch" or "matharena" are independent runs, used only where the lab has not published its own; ⚠ marks rows MathArena flags as released after the competition. Higher is better on every row. Δ is GLM-4.6 minus Step 3.5 Flash in the benchmark's own unit. "Not reported" means the lab has not published that figure; it is not a zero. ↗ opens the source.
Specs & pricing

Side by side

SpecGLM-4.6Step 3.5 FlashEdge
Context window200K tokens256K tokensStep 3.5 Flash
Max output131K tokens
Input price / 1M$0.6
Output price / 1M$2.2
Cached input / 1M$0.11
Input + output / 1M
Lower is cheaper. List prices; batch, tool and regional fees excluded.
$2.8
ModalitiestexttextTie
Released2026-02-12
Cited benchmark scores218
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