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. It is a reasoning model that is incredibly speed efficient even at long contexts.
Specifications
Modalities
Supported Parameters
Max Output Tokens
256,000Code Examples
curl https://api.fastmetal.ai/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"model": "step-3.5-flash-free",
"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
}'How Step 3.5 Flash (free) actually answers
Real responses to our standard prompts, recorded on FastMetal.
Count the number of 'r's in 'strawberry'
Count the number of 'r's in 'strawberry'. Explain your reasoning step by step.
Debug This Error
I'm getting the following error in my Node.js application: TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'map') at UserList (/app/components/UserList.js:12:25) at renderWithHooks (/app/node_modules/rea…
Code Review
Please review the following Python function and suggest improvements for readability, performance, and best practices: def get_data(url, retries=3): import requests import time for i in range(retries):…
Frequently asked questions
- Is Step 3.5 Flash (free) available on FastMetal?
- Not at the moment. GLM 5.3 Flash, from the same lab, is available on the FastMetal API today.
- What is the context window of Step 3.5 Flash (free)?
- 256,000 tokens, shared between the prompt and the response.