Capabilities
7-day heat trend
−7.0%Pricing breakdown
Typical 3:1 output-to-input mix, per 1M tokens
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Market position
- Cheaper than 17% of tracked models
- Faster than 60% of tracked models
- Efficiency rank: #1004 of 1105
Best suited for
General-purpose text generation, chat, summarization and content workloads where broad capability and low cost matter most.
About step-1-8k
Step 1 8K is a classic StepFun text model for short-context generation and question answering.
step-1-8k is a Text model from StepFun (CN). HotON.ai tracks it at $0.69 per 1M input tokens and $2.78 per 1M output tokens, with a 8K-token context window, ~153 tokens/sec throughput and 99.7% availability. Its composite efficiency score is 87/100 at an estimated $0.003 per successful task.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does step-1-8k cost per 1M tokens?+
step-1-8k is tracked at $0.69 per 1M input tokens and $2.78 per 1M output tokens. A typical 3:1 output-to-input workload blends to roughly $2.26 per 1M tokens. Figures are illustrative demo data.
What is step-1-8k best for?+
General-purpose text generation, chat, summarization and content workloads where broad capability and low cost matter most.
How fast is step-1-8k?+
step-1-8k delivers about 153 tokens/sec with 99.7% tracked availability, suitable for latency-sensitive, real-time applications.
Is step-1-8k cheaper than other AI models?+
Within the HotON.ai tracked set, step-1-8k is cheaper than 17% of models on input price and ranks #1004 of 1105 by overall efficiency.
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Pricing is real (via the TestKey catalog, updated daily). Quality (Arena Elo) is real where the model is ranked on LMArena. Speed, availability and efficiency are modeled estimates.