Trains the Step models and sells them on its own API. It sells 3 of the models we track, and trades as StepFun, based in CN.

Is StepFun cheaper than buying from the maker?

2 of its 5 prices are below the maker's own price. None of them comes with a published reason, so none of them leads a ranking.

Does StepFun train on what you send it?

StepFun does not say whether it trains on what you send it. It does not say how long it keeps requests.

They come from the public catalogs we read, read every 3 days; the reading on this page is from 31 Oct 2026. Prices exclude tax.

Prices checked 31 Oct

StepFun sells 5 prices on 3 models, from $0.16 per million tokens, checked 31 Oct.

Cheapest

Step 3.7 Flash

256k context · tool calling · reads images

StepFun

The least you pay per million tokens at StepFun.

Most widely sold and cheapest with 1M

Step 5 Preview

1M context · tool calling · reads images

StepFun

23 providers sell it, so you can hold this price against theirs.

Kind

Maker

based in CN

Free tier

every price is paid

What is StepFun?: Trains the Step models and sells them on its own API. It sells 3 of the models we track, and trades as StepFun, based in CN.
Is StepFun cheaper than buying from the maker?: 2 of its 5 prices are below the maker's own price. None of them comes with a published reason, so none of them leads a ranking.
Does StepFun train on what you send it?: StepFun does not say whether it trains on what you send it. It does not say how long it keeps requests.
How current are these StepFun prices?: They come from the public catalogs we read, read every 3 days; the reading on this page is from 31 Oct 2026. Prices exclude tax.

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