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Step 5 Preview vs Switchyard
This page is context-first: how much text each model can take in one request. Full specs adds capabilities and limits; the pricing matrix below is only about $/million tokens from hosts that list both models.
Model
Step 5 Preview
Context window
1M
1,000,000 tokens · ~750K words
Context window · side by side
Bar length is relative to the larger of the two windows (100% = max of this pair). This is not pricing.
Same context window size for both models.
Step 5 Preview and Switchyard have identical context windows (1000K tokens).
Full specs
Context, output, capabilities, and dates. Green highlights the favorable value where we compute a winner.
| Spec | Step 5 Preview | Switchyard |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens (1000K) | 1,000,000 tokens (1000K) |
| Max output tokens | 64,000 tokens (64K) | N/A |
| Speed tier | Balanced | Balanced |
| Vision | Yes | No |
| Function calling | Yes | No |
| Extended thinking | Yes | No |
| Prompt caching | Yes | No |
| Batch API | No | No |
| Release date | Oct 2026 | Sep 2026 |
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