StepFun (China)

Step 5 Preview

step-5-preview

A next-generation flagship base model for coding and professional knowledge work.

Step 5 Preview is StepFun's next flagship base model for real tasks, and it is listed on Step Plan. It accepts text, image, and video input, with a 1M token context window (verified 2026-10-20).

1M context1M context
Released2026-09-16
Relays5 sites
multimodallong contextreasoningtool use

Model information

Model ID
step-5-preview
Context
1M
Max input
1M
Max output
1M
Knowledge cutoff
-
Open weights
Supported
License
-
Release date
2026-09-16

Input

Text: SupportedImage: SupportedAudio: Not supportedVideo: SupportedPDF: Not supportedFile: Supported

Output

Text: SupportedImage: Not supportedAudio: Not supportedVideo: Not supported

API capabilities

Reasoning: SupportedTool call: SupportedStructured output: UnknownTemperature: Supported

StepFun (China) Official Pricing

CNY
Updated: 2026-10-21T14:13:05.701+08:00

Input

~¥6.689/ 1M tokens

Output

~¥18.061/ 1M tokens

Cache read

~¥0.6689/ 1M tokens

Relay Comparison

Compare token, per-request, or per-second pricing by relay channel.

Price range ¥1.34 / 1M tokens

How should Step 5 Preview relay pricing be compared?

This Step 5 Preview pricing page compares official pricing with public prices from 5 listed AI gateways. Token prices are shown in CNY per 1M tokens, while per-request, per-second, and per-character rows use the unit shown in the table. Last updated: 10/23/2026, 08:15.

Data sources
Public price catalogs, official pricing records, and monitoring results.
Metric definitions
Uptime means successful probe response rate, fake-rate signals possible model mismatch or abnormal output risk, and latency is average API response time.
Risk note
Relay gateways are third-party services. Pricing, billing, privacy, and stability can change; start with a small top-up and verify reliability before continued use.