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StepFunReleased January 20, 2026Step3 VL 10B
StepFun · Released January 20, 2026
Intelligence score
9
At a glance
- Intelligence
- 9
- Speed
- —
- Latency
- —
- Input price
- Not published
- Output price
- Not published
- Context window
- 66Ktokens
- Parameters
- 10.2billions
Summary
Comparison summary
Step3 VL 10B scores 9 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it above average among other open weight models of similar size (median: 9).
Specifications
Technical specifications
| Model name | Step3 VL 10B |
|---|---|
| Provider | StepFun |
| Release date | January 20, 2026 |
| Intelligence score | 9 |
| Speed | — |
| Latency (TTFT) | — |
| Input price | Not published |
| Output price | Not published |
| Context window | 66,000 tokens |
| Parameters | 10.2B |
| Reasoning | Yes |
| Input modalities | text, image |
| Output modalities | — |
| Open weights | Yes |
| License | Apache 2 |
| API availability | — |
| Source | Model Intelligence legacy profile: step-3-vl-10b |
FAQ · 15
Frequently asked questions
Step3 VL 10B was released on January 20, 2026.
Step3 VL 10B was created by StepFun.
Step3 VL 10B scores 9 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it above average among other open weight models of similar size (median: 9).
Yes, Step3 VL 10B is a reasoning model. It uses extended thinking or chain-of-thought reasoning to work through complex problems before providing an answer.
Step3 VL 10B supports text and image input.
Step3 VL 10B supports text output.
Yes, Step3 VL 10B supports image input and can analyze, describe, and answer questions about images.
Yes, Step3 VL 10B is multimodal. It can process text and image input and generate text output.
Step3 VL 10B has a context window of 66k tokens. This determines how much text and conversation history the model can process in a single request.
Yes, Step3 VL 10B is open weights. The model weights are publicly available and can be downloaded for self-hosting.
Step3 VL 10B has 10.2 billion parameters.
Step3 VL 10B is released under the Apache 2.0 license. This license allows commercial use.
Step3 VL 10B achieves a score of 9 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. This composite benchmark evaluates models across reasoning, knowledge, mathematics, and coding.
Step3 VL 10B is an open weights model that can be self-hosted.
Step3 VL 10B is an open weights model that can be downloaded and self-hosted.