Step 5 Preview scores 54.9 on the Respan Index (#12), ahead of Gemini 3.8 Flash at 52.2 (#16). Gemini 3.8 Flash leads on 4 of the 5 benchmarks both report. Step 5 Preview is 1.1x cheaper per token at list price. Gemini 3.8 Flash has the larger context window (1.0M tokens).
* Estimated: no published scores in that category. How the Respan Index works
| LMArena WebDev (LMArena) |
| 1583 |
| 1570 |
Higher is better. Each score links to where it was published.