Step 5 Preview pricing & price history
Step 5 Preview by StepFun costs $1.00 per 1M input tokens and $2.70 per 1M output tokens, with a 1M token context window.
Price history
No price changes since tracking began on 2026-10-08. We check every 10 minutes.
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About Step 5 Preview
Step 5 Preview is StepFun's flagship model for agentic work, built on a sparse Mixture-of-Experts architecture (27B active / 600B total parameters). It performs strongly in software engineering and professional...
FAQ
How much does Step 5 Preview cost?
Step 5 Preview by StepFun costs $1.00 per 1M input tokens and $2.70 per 1M output tokens, with a 1M token context window. A typical request with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens costs about $0.0034.
What is the context window of Step 5 Preview?
Step 5 Preview supports up to 1,048,576 tokens of context and up to 64,000 output tokens per request.
Has Step 5 Preview’s price changed?
No price changes recorded since ModelBank started tracking it on 2026-10-08.
Is Step 5 Preview being deprecated?
No retirement date has been announced for Step 5 Preview as of 2026-10-31.
What are cheaper alternatives to Step 5 Preview?
Cheaper options include GLM 5.3 Flash ($0.0163/$0.15), MiniMax M3.1 Flash ($0.075/$0.30), MiMo-V2.6-Flash ($0.14/$0.28), Claude Haiku 5.5 ($0.10/$0.50).