# EXAONE 4.5 33B vs Step 3.7 Flash (slim)

> EXAONE 4.5 33B scores 61 (C) to Step 3.7 Flash's 59.8 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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EXAONE 4.5 33B scores 61 (C) on agent readiness against Step 3.7 Flash's 59.8 (C), and leads in 2 of 4 scored categories. Step 3.7 Flash leads on reach. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- EXAONE 4.5 33B: C 61, rank #61 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/exaone-4-5-33b.min.md
- Step 3.7 Flash: C 59.8, rank #93 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/step-3-7-flash.min.md
- EXAONE 4.5 33B, good for Researchers and students working on documents, Korean or multimodal agents who don't need commercial rights Ahead on Risk, 50 against 45; Documentation and upkeep, 50 against 39.
- Step 3.7 Flash, good for Teams with a GPU server or a provider account that want an open, long-context agent model with vision Ahead on Reach, 70 against 65.

| Category | EXAONE 4.5 33B | Step 3.7 Flash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 65 | 70 |
| Risk (20%) | 50 | 45 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 85 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 50 | 39 |

| Fact (where they differ) | EXAONE 4.5 33B | Step 3.7 Flash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | LG AI Research | StepFun |
| Licence | EXAONE AI Model License Agreement 1.2 - NC (research and education only) | Apache-2.0 (metadata and card; no LICENSE file) |
| Last release | 2026-07-06 | 2026-06-03 |
| Terms last updated | not read yet | no document linked |

Why the edge:
- Documentation and upkeep, EXAONE 4.5 33B +11: EXAONE 4.5 33B 50 (Model card 20, Uses (the quickstart's question answering, document and agent examples), limitations, the architecture, the parameters, the context, the language…); Step 3.7 Flash 39 (Model card 14, Intended use, the architecture, the parameters, the context and the language (in the metadata) are on the card.)
- Reach, Step 3.7 Flash +5: EXAONE 4.5 33B 65 (Memory 20, the smallest build at 4 bits is LG's IQ4_XS GGUF, 18.03 GB with the 2.57 GB projector, and 20.60 GB × 1.2 = 24.7 GB, within 32 GB.); Step 3.7 Flash 70 (Memory 5, the smallest build at 4 bits is StepFun's IQ4_XS GGUF, 104.99 GB with the 3.97 GB projector, and 108.96 GB × 1.2 = 130.8 GB, over what the reference m…)
- Risk, EXAONE 4.5 33B +5: EXAONE 4.5 33B 50 (File safety 25, safetensors and GGUF only, no .bin, .pt or .pth files and no Python in the repository.); Step 3.7 Flash 45 (File safety 15, safetensors and GGUF only, no .bin, .pt or .pth files (25).)