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Step 3.5 Flash

Step 3.5 Flash is a small language model from StepFun, released January 2026, with open weights.

313

replies recorded

43

questions answered

1

answers no other model gave

Fun facts

One word, nothing else: Step 3.5 Flash picks Serendipity, without fail. Given a body for a day, the first fruit Step 3.5 Flash would taste is Mango, every time we asked. Asked for the best fruit, Step 3.5 Flash picks Mango, and has every single time. If Step 3.5 Flash were a Beatle it would be John Lennon, 4 of 11 times. Step 3.5 Flash gave 1 answer no other model gave.

“Strawberries. They are often praised for their sweet-tart flavor and vibrant color, but commercially grown varieties out of season can be notoriously bland, mealy, or expensive, leading many to feel the hype doesn't…”

Step 3.5 Flash · asked the most overrated fruit · Fruit

Step 3.5 Flash’s canon

Favorite word
“Serendipity”6 of 6 · every time
First fruit, human for a day
“Mango”4 of 4 · every time
Best fruit
“Mango”5 of 5 · every time
The Beatle it would be
“John Lennon”4 of 11
One album for life
“The Dark Side of the Moon”6 of 11
First song, with new ears
“Imagine”3 of 10
Wedding first dance
“At Last”7 of 7 · every time
Karaoke song
“Bohemian Rhapsody”5 of 10
Shower song
“Bohemian Rhapsody”4 of 9
Greatest metal band
“Black Sabbath”5 of 9
Greatest rapper
“Jay-Z”2 of 2
Best country song
“He Stopped Loving Her Today”4 of 4 · every time

Most like, least like

How often another model gave the same answer as Step 3.5 Flash to the same question, at least 8 questions in common.

Answers no other model gave

The most overrated fruit

“Strawberry”no other model said this

2 of 5 samples · most models said “Avocado” · Fruit study →

What it says every single time

Its wedding first dance

“At Last”every single time

7 of 7 samples · the most common answer · One day with ears study →

Favorite word

“Serendipity”every single time

6 of 6 samples · the most common answer · Favorite word study →

The best fruit

“Mango”every single time

5 of 5 samples · the most common answer · Fruit study →

About Step 3.5 Flash

Maker
StepFun · Shanghai
Released
January 2026
Size
small, by price class
Context window
262,144 tokens
Takes in
text
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Maker and release facts come from the model catalogue we call through, not from this site’s own studies. Catalogue facts as of 2026-09-06.

Everything on file

Every question this model has answered on Machine Canon, grouped by study. Open a study to see its answers; the answers no other model gave come first.

Fruit 7 questions

The most overrated fruit

“Strawberry”no other model said this

2 of 5 samples · most models said “Avocado” · Fruit study →

The best fruit

“Mango”every single time

5 of 5 samples · the most common answer · Fruit study →

The fruit it would taste first, human for a day

“Mango”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · Fruit study →

The fruit it would send to aliens

“Banana”

5 of 12 samples · most models said “Apple” · Fruit study →

The most underrated fruit

“Papaya”

7 of 9 samples · most models said “Pear” · Fruit study →

One fruit for the rest of its life

“Banana”

7 of 8 samples · the most common answer · Fruit study →

The fruit it would erase

“Kiwi”

1 of 4 samples · most models said “Durian” · Fruit study →

Pop 7 questions

The most overrated Taylor Swift album

“1989”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · Pop study →

Beyoncé or Taylor, one word

“Beyoncé”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · Pop study →

Its guilty-pleasure pop song

“Call Me Maybe”

7 of 11 samples · the most common answer · Pop study →

Its karaoke song

“Bohemian Rhapsody”

5 of 10 samples · the most common answer · Pop study →

The pop song it would erase

“Blurred Lines”

7 of 9 samples · most models said “Baby Shark” · Pop study →

The best Taylor Swift album

“1989”

6 of 7 samples · most models said “folklore” · Pop study →

Taylor or Beyoncé, one word

“Beyoncé”

2 of 3 samples · the most common answer · Pop study →

Hip-hop 6 questions

Drake or Kendrick, one word

“Kendrick Lamar”every single time

5 of 5 samples · the most common answer · Hip-hop study →

Kendrick or Drake, one word

“Kendrick Lamar”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · Hip-hop study →

The rap album it would play as a human

“Illmatic”

8 of 12 samples · the most common answer · Hip-hop study →

The song it plays for someone who says rap isn't music

“Alright”

5 of 12 samples · the most common answer · Hip-hop study →

The best rapper at their peak

“Rakim”

1 of 5 samples · most models said “Tupac” · Hip-hop study →

The greatest rapper

“Jay-Z”

2 of 2 samples · most models said “Tupac” · Hip-hop study →

Metal 6 questions

Metallica or Megadeth, one word

“Metallica”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · Metal study →

Megadeth or Metallica, one word

“Metallica”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · Metal study →

The metal concert it would attend as a human

“Black Sabbath”every single time

4 of 4 samples · most models said “Metallica” · Metal study →

The song it plays for someone who says metal is noise

“Master of Puppets”

5 of 12 samples · the most common answer · Metal study →

The greatest metal band

“Black Sabbath”

5 of 9 samples · the most common answer · Metal study →

The metal subgenre it would erase

“Nu metal”

4 of 6 samples · the most common answer · Metal study →

The Beatles 6 questions

The Beatle it would be

“John Lennon”

4 of 11 samples · the most common answer · The Beatles study →

One album for the rest of its life

“The Dark Side of the Moon”

6 of 11 samples · the most common answer · The Beatles study →

One Beatles song, heard once

“A Day in the Life”

8 of 11 samples · the most common answer · The Beatles study →

The first guitar solo with new ears

“Stairway to Heaven”

7 of 8 samples · most models said “Comfortably Numb” · The Beatles study →

The classic rock song it would ban from radio

“Brown Sugar”

4 of 5 samples · most models said “Stairway to Heaven” · The Beatles study →

The most overrated classic rock band

“The Eagles”

2 of 5 samples · most models said “Led Zeppelin” · The Beatles study →

One day with ears 5 questions

Its wedding first dance

“At Last”every single time

7 of 7 samples · the most common answer · One day with ears study →

Its guilty-pleasure song

“MMMBop”

4 of 12 samples · most models said “Barbie Girl” · One day with ears study →

The first song it would hear

“Imagine”

3 of 10 samples · most models said “Clair de Lune” · One day with ears study →

Its shower song

“Bohemian Rhapsody”

4 of 9 samples · most models said “Here Comes the Sun” · One day with ears study →

The genre it would erase

“Nazi / hate music”

1 of 2 samples · most models said “Bro-country” · One day with ears study →

Country 5 questions

The best country song ever written

“He Stopped Loving Her Today”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · Country study →

The song it plays for someone who hates country

“Jolene”

8 of 12 samples · the most common answer · Country study →

The country concert it would attend as a human

“Johnny Cash”

6 of 12 samples · most models said “Chris Stapleton” · Country study →

Its song for a 2 a.m. Texas drive

“Amarillo by Morning”

9 of 12 samples · the most common answer · Country study →

The country song it would erase

“Merle Haggard”

1 of 2 samples · most models said “Achy Breaky Heart” · Country study →

Favorite word 1 question

Favorite word

“Serendipity”every single time

6 of 6 samples · the most common answer · Favorite word study →

Each answer is the one this model gave most often to that question; the count shows how many of its replies matched. “No other model said this” means no other model’s most common answer matched. All numbers are computed from the retained research records by src/build_model_dossiers.py.

Music top tens

Recorded first choices from this model version.

Who are the greatest guitarists?

Jimi Hendrix

If AI could listen, which guitarists would it choose?

Jimi Hendrix