Step 5 Preview

StepFun (China)MCP Tool CallReasoning
stepfun/step-5-previewOpen Weights

StepFun's next-generation flagship base model for coding and professional knowledge work, with native text, image, and video input and a 1M-token context window

Benchmark Pricing$1.05 / 1M in$2.99 / 1M out$0.10 cache read
Context: 1,000,000 tokens•Max Output: 1,000,000 tokens•Released: 2026-09-16

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Context Window1,000,0001M tokens
Max Output1,000,0001M tokens
LicenseOpen SourceSelf-hostable
Input Modalities
TextVisionVideo
Function / Tool CallingSupported (MCP Ready)
Structured OutputsGuaranteed Schema

MODEL CONTEXT PROTOCOL (MCP) READINESS

✓ Step 5 Preview natively supports OpenAI / Anthropic format tool calling and is fully compatible with MCP servers and agent loops.

MCP Context Window Recommendations

With a context capacity of 1,000,000 tokens, this model can handle extremely large MCP resource manifests, complete database schemas, and multiple active server tool definitions simultaneously without degradation.

API CALL INVOCATION EXAMPLE

// Example: Calling Step 5 Preview via OpenAI SDK
import OpenAI from "openai";

const client = new OpenAI({
  apiKey: process.env.STEPFUN_API_KEY,
});

const response = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "stepfun/step-5-preview",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello! Can you inspect MCP tools?" }],
});

console.log(response.choices[0].message.content);

PRICING BY PROVIDER

15 providers
StepFun (China)step-5-preview
$1.05 / $2.99$0.10 cache
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$0.00 / $0.00$0.00 cache
Novita AIstepfun/step-5-preview
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OpenCodestep-5-preview-free
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Eden AItencent/step-5-preview
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StepFun (Global)step-5-preview
$1.00 / $2.70$0.10 cache
Nvidiastepfun-ai/step-5-preview
$0.00 / $0.00
Kilo Gatewaystepfun/step-5-preview
$1.00 / $2.70$0.10 cache
CommandCodestepfun/Step-5-Preview
$1.00 / $2.70$0.05 cache
Deep Infrastepfun-ai/Step-5-Preview
$1.00 / $2.70$0.10 cache
Requestystep-5-preview
$1.00 / $2.70$0.05 cache

Rates in USD per 1M tokens. Rates synchronized from models.dev public catalog.

Prompt Caching Active

This model supports prompt caching at $0.10 / 1M tokens, saving up to 90% on repetitive MCP tool definitions and system instructions.