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Step 3.5 Flash (free)

Step 3.5 Flash is StepFun's most capable open-source foundation model. Built on a sparse Mixture of Experts (MoE) architecture, it selectively activates only 11B of its 196B parameters per token....

256K context·~192K words·256K max output

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Context window256Ktokens

Max output256Ktokens

Context window

This model accepts 256K tokens in one request (~192K words of text).

Context window size256K tokens

4K32K128K1M10M

What fits in one request

Short document
About 1,500 words of text
Fits
Long document
About 37K words of text
Fits
Small codebase
About 150K words of text
Fits
Full novel
About 375K words of text
Won't fit

Specifications

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Context window: 256,000 tokens (256K)
Max output tokens: 256,000 tokens (256K)
Speed tier: fast
Provider: Stepfun
Release date: Jan 2026

Capabilities

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Supported (4)

Tool use: Can call external tools and APIs; Supported
Function calling: Structured function call interface; Supported
Extended thinking: Shows its chain-of-thought reasoning; Supported
Streaming: Returns tokens as they are generated; Supported

Not supported (4)

Vision: Accepts image inputs alongside text; Not supported
Web search: Can browse the web during a request; Not supported
Batch API: Process many requests asynchronously; Not supported
Prompt caching: Reuse repeated prompt prefixes cheaply; Not supported

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Frequently asked questions

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Step 3.5 Flash (free) has a context window of 256K tokens (256,000 tokens). This large window is well-suited for long document analysis, extensive codebases, and multi-session agent workflows.

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