Llama 4 Maverick vs Step 3.7 Flash

Compare Llama 4 Maverick from Meta Llama and Step 3.7 Flash from stepfun on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the OpenRouter API.

Llama 4 Maverick vs Step 3.7 Flash: side-by-side summary

Llama 4 Maverick and Step 3.7 Flash are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.

Llama 4 Maverick, from Meta Llama, has a 1,048,576-token context window and is priced at $0.1875/M tokens input, $0.6525/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Step 3.7 Flash, from stepfun, has a 262,144-token context window and is priced at $0.20/M tokens input, $1.15/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Context window

Llama 4 Maverick: 1,048,576 tokens
Step 3.7 Flash: 262,144 tokens

Price

Llama 4 Maverick: $0.1875/M tokens input, $0.6525/M tokens output
Step 3.7 Flash: $0.20/M tokens input, $1.15/M tokens output

Provided by

Llama 4 Maverick: Meta Llama
Step 3.7 Flash: stepfun

Llama 4 Maverick vs Step 3.7 Flash at a glance

Llama 4 Maverick vs Step 3.7 Flash comparison
Attribute	Llama 4 Maverick	Step 3.7 Flash
Input price	$0.1875/M tokens	$0.20/M tokens
Output price	$0.6525/M tokens	$1.15/M tokens
Context window	1,048,576 tokens	262,144 tokens
Intelligence Index	9.3	19.5
Coding Index	16.3	39.6
Agentic Index	0.6	Not available
Latency (p50)	0.61 s	6.03 s
Throughput (p50)	16.0 tok/s	37.0 tok/s

Benchmark data updated Oct 13, 2026

Frequently asked questions

Is Llama 4 Maverick cheaper than Step 3.7 Flash?

Llama 4 Maverick is cheaper than Step 3.7 Flash on OpenRouter: Llama 4 Maverick costs $0.1875/M tokens input and $0.6525/M tokens output, while Step 3.7 Flash costs $0.20/M tokens input and $1.15/M tokens output.

Which has the longer context window, Llama 4 Maverick or Step 3.7 Flash?

Llama 4 Maverick has the longer context window at 1,048,576 tokens, compared with 262,144 tokens for Step 3.7 Flash.

Which is faster, Llama 4 Maverick or Step 3.7 Flash?

Step 3.7 Flash is faster on OpenRouter, generating a median 37.0 tokens per second compared with 16.0 tokens per second for Llama 4 Maverick.

Which scores higher on coding, Llama 4 Maverick or Step 3.7 Flash?

Step 3.7 Flash scores higher on coding, with an Artificial Analysis Coding Index of 39.6 compared with 16.3 for Llama 4 Maverick.

Llama 4 Maverick vs Step 3.7 Flash

Llama 4 Maverick vs Step 3.7 Flash

Overview