Step 3.5 Flash API Pricing
4 available providers and 4 live price sources tracked, including 0 official provider.
Data snapshot:
Task fit and model switching guide
Derived from official positioning and current ComputeUnion provider and pricing data.
Discount vs official API
Input-price difference for the same model; negative values are above official price.
Official baseline unavailable; discount is not calculated.
Price composition
Input and output remain paired within each provider quote.
Capability radar
Task-fit levels derived from official positioning, not an independent benchmark.
Channel unit price and evidence map
X-axis is the provider quote per 1M input tokens; Y-axis is price-evidence strength. No usage volume is assumed.
External capability comparison
Not enough verified related-model data is available for comparison.
- Prices: current official and provider quotes in ComputeUnion, calculated within each provider.
- Capability: official task positioning plus safely matched Artificial Analysis metrics; neither is presented as a ComputeUnion benchmark.
- Evidence: official, live API, platform-submitted, and unreviewed quotes remain visibly separated.
Best-fit tasks
- Best suited to complex reasoning.
- Best suited to coding.
- Best suited to advanced agent workflows.
When to switch models
- Compare Step 3.7 Flash for batch, repeatable, or cost-sensitive workloads.
- Compare Step 3 when lower cost with strong capability matters.
ComputeUnion market view
- ComputeUnion currently tracks 4 providers, including 0 official and 4 live price sources.
Task guidance is generated by fixed rules from official positioning and ComputeUnion market data; it is not an independent benchmark or guarantee.
Step 3.5 Flash provider prices and multipliers
No complete verified official input/output baseline is currently recorded, so provider quotes are shown without multipliers.
| Provider / operator | Input / 1M tokens | Output / 1M tokens | vs official | Price evidence | Public operating history | API docs | Refund policy | Payment / invoice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaoZhang APIunknown | $0.0138 | $0.0414 | In —Out — | Live API pricePlatform page ↗Observed: | —Unknown | View docs ↗ | Not provided | alipay · wechatunknown |
| OpenRouterunknown | $0.10 | $0.30 | In —Out — | Live API pricePlatform page ↗Observed: | —Unknown | View docs ↗ | Not provided | visa · mastercard · cryptounknown |
| SiliconFlowunknown | $0.1041 | $0.3122 | In —Out — | Live API pricePlatform page ↗Observed: | —Unknown | View docs ↗ | Not provided | alipay · wechatunknown |
| 302.AIunknown | $0.11 | $0.33 | In —Out — | Live API pricePlatform page ↗Observed: | —Unknown | View docs ↗ | Not provided | alipay · visa · mastercard · amex · unionpayunknown |
Platform-submitted information or domain verification does not mean the price was independently checked and is not a ComputeUnion guarantee of pricing, availability, refunds, compliance, invoices, or service quality.
Step 3.5 Flash price history
Observed input-price changes across providers over the last 30/90 days.
Unit: $/1M tokens
FAQ
How is Step 3.5 Flash API priced?
Input and output tokens are billed separately. A complete official input/output baseline is not currently recorded, so provider quotes are normalized per million tokens.
Which provider is cheapest for Step 3.5 Flash?
The lowest recorded input price is $0.0138/1M tokens from LaoZhang API; verify provider terms and the observation date before production use.
How do official and relay prices differ?
Official and relay channels can differ in price, latency, limits, and service terms; evaluate them separately for production traffic.