Across price, context and efficiency, step-2-16k offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input and output needs.
Figures are illustrative demo data, not financial advice.
step-2-16k has the lower input price — $5.28 vs $13.89 per 1M tokens — so for most blended workloads it is the more cost-effective of the two. Figures are illustrative demo data.
Across price, context and efficiency, step-2-16k offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input and output needs.