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Step 3.7 Flash vs Hy-MT2-1.8B

Step 3.7 Flash (StepFun) and Hy-MT2-1.8B (Tencent) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 3 September 2026

As of 3 September 2026, Hy-MT2-1.8B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#72 vs #75); Hy-MT2-1.8B is 6.5× cheaper per output token ($0.177/1M vs $1.15/1M); and Step 3.7 Flash offers the longer context window (262K vs 8K tokens).

Which should you choose?

Choose Step 3.7 Flash if…

  • you need the longer context window — 262K tokens against 8K.
  • you want provider choice — 3 listed API providers against 1.

Choose Hy-MT2-1.8B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #72 against #75 (38.9 vs 38.2 points).
  • API cost matters — $0.177/1M output tokens against $1.15/1M, about 6.5× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.044/1M against $0.20/1M.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Hy-MT2-1.8B was listed 20 August 2026, Step 3.7 Flash 28 May 2026.

Step 3.7 Flash vs Hy-MT2-1.8B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Step 3.7 Flash and Hy-MT2-1.8B
FieldStep 3.7 FlashStepFunHy-MT2-1.8BTencent
ModelCap Index position#75#72
Index score38.238.9
EvidenceMeasuredEstimated
Input price / 1M tokens$0.20$0.044
Output price / 1M tokens$1.15$0.177
Context window262K tokens8K tokens
Max output tokens230K4K
API providers listed31
Weight accessOpen weightsOpen weights
Input modalitiesText, Image, VideoText
First listed28 May 202620 August 2026
PublisherStepFunTencent

Evidence: 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board · publisher corpus prior · leave-one-anchor-out calibrated. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Step 3.7 Flash vs Hy-MT2-1.8B

Public benchmark boards where Step 3.7 Flash or Hy-MT2-1.8B has a published result
BoardStep 3.7 FlashHy-MT2-1.8BLeads
AA Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis30.9intelligence-index—Only one result
AA Terminal-Bench 2.1Artificial Analysis39.3%terminal-bench-2.1—Only one result
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis98.5%tau2-bench-telecom—Only one result
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis21.4%humanitys-last-exam—Only one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Step 3.7 Flash vs Hy-MT2-1.8B: common questions

Is Step 3.7 Flash better than Hy-MT2-1.8B?

Hy-MT2-1.8B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 3 September 2026: #72 against #75. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is Step 3.7 Flash cheaper than Hy-MT2-1.8B?

Hy-MT2-1.8B is cheaper on output tokens: $0.177/1M against $1.15/1M. Input tokens are $0.20/1M for Step 3.7 Flash and $0.044/1M for Hy-MT2-1.8B. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Step 3.7 Flash or Hy-MT2-1.8B?

Step 3.7 Flash has the larger context window: 262K tokens against 8K.

Which is better for coding, Step 3.7 Flash or Hy-MT2-1.8B?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are Step 3.7 Flash and Hy-MT2-1.8B open-weight models?

Step 3.7 Flash: Open weights. Hy-MT2-1.8B: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Step 3.7 Flash and Hy-MT2-1.8B?

ModelCap currently lists 3 API providers for Step 3.7 Flash and 1 for Hy-MT2-1.8B, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Step 3.7 Flash vs Hy-MT2-1.8B comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 3 September 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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