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Step 3.5 Flash API Pricing

1 providerempiriolabs/step-3-5-flashCompare
Input / output
$0.10 / $0.30 per 1M tokens
Cache read
$0.02 / 1M
Context
256K tokens
Max output
128K tokens

As of November 7, 2026, Step 3.5 Flash costs $0.10 per 1M input tokens and $0.30 per 1M output tokens on EmpirioLabs AI, with cache reads at $0.02 per 1M tokens. It has a 262,144-token context window and returns up to 131,072 tokens per response.

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Step 3.5 Flash pricing by provider

1 listing across 1 provider. Token prices are in US dollars per 1M tokens. The highlighted row is the price quoted above.

Step 3.5 Flash prices by provider in US dollars, token prices per 1M tokens, as of November 7, 2026. Source: LiteLLM model price file.
ProviderModel name in LiteLLMInputOutputCache readContext
EmpirioLabs AIempiriolabs/step-3-5-flash$0.10$0.30$0.02256K

Other Step 3.5 Flash prices on EmpirioLabs AI

Web search$13.00 per 1K searches

What Step 3.5 Flash costs in practice

1,000 requests with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each

EmpirioLabs AI$0.35

100 long-document requests with 100,000 input and 2,000 output tokens each

EmpirioLabs AI$1.06

Step 3.5 Flash cost calculator

At EmpirioLabs AI's price ($0.10 input, $0.30 output per 1M tokens), 10,000 requests a day with 1,000 input and 500 output tokens each cost $2.50 a day, about $75.00 a month. Change the numbers for your workload, or compare it with other models.

Per request
$0.00025
Per day
$2.50
Per month (30 days)
$75.00

Step 3.5 Flash features

Input: text. Output: text.

Use Step 3.5 Flash with LiteLLM

Call Step 3.5 Flash through the LiteLLM Python SDK, or put it behind the LiteLLM proxy and send OpenAI-format requests to /v1/chat/completions. LiteLLM tracks the cost of every request at these prices.

Python SDK
from litellm import completion

response = completion(
    model="empiriolabs/step-3-5-flash",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
Proxy config.yaml
model_list:
  - model_name: step-3-5-flash
    litellm_params:
      model: empiriolabs/step-3-5-flash
      # credentials: see the provider's LiteLLM docs page
Call the proxy
curl http://0.0.0.0:4000/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LITELLM_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "model": "step-3-5-flash",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'

Step 3.5 Flash FAQ

How much does Step 3.5 Flash cost?

Step 3.5 Flash costs $0.10 per 1M input tokens and $0.30 per 1M output tokens on EmpirioLabs AI, with cache reads at $0.02 per 1M tokens.

What is the context window of Step 3.5 Flash?

Step 3.5 Flash has a 262,144-token context window and returns up to 131,072 tokens per response.

Which providers offer Step 3.5 Flash?

Step 3.5 Flash is available from EmpirioLabs AI through LiteLLM, using the model name empiriolabs/step-3-5-flash.

How do I call Step 3.5 Flash with an OpenAI-compatible API?

Use the LiteLLM Python SDK with model="empiriolabs/step-3-5-flash", or add the model to the LiteLLM proxy's config.yaml and send requests to /v1/chat/completions from any OpenAI client. LiteLLM tracks the cost of every request at the prices on this page.

What features does Step 3.5 Flash support?

Step 3.5 Flash supports function calling, reasoning, prompt caching and web search.

When did LiteLLM add Step 3.5 Flash?

Step 3.5 Flash was added to LiteLLM's model price file on September 18, 2026.

Sources

Prices come from LiteLLM's open-source model_prices_and_context_window.json, which LiteLLM uses to calculate the cost of every request. Maintainers update it from each provider's published pricing, and this page is usually rebuilt within 20 minutes of every change. Provider pricing pages:

LiteLLM docs: EmpirioLabs AI.

Provider pages: EmpirioLabs AI.