# Ripple-65B Preview vs Step 3.7 Flash (slim)

> Step 3.7 Flash scores 59.8 (C) to Ripple-65B Preview's 53.3 (D) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Step 3.7 Flash scores 59.8 (C) on agent readiness against Ripple-65B Preview's 53.3 (D), and leads in 2 of 4 scored categories. Ripple-65B Preview leads on risk and documentation and upkeep. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Ripple-65B Preview: D 53.3, rank #135 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ripple-65b-preview.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
- Ripple-65B Preview, good for Teams with Blackwell GPUs or a DGX Spark who want an Apache 2.0 coding model to try for terminal and agentic coding work, and can run the publisher's code to serve it. Ahead on Risk, 55 against 45; Documentation and upkeep, 49 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 45; Agent interface, 85 against 75.

| Category | Ripple-65B Preview | Step 3.7 Flash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 45 | 70 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 45 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 75 | 85 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 49 | 39 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Ripple-65B Preview | Step 3.7 Flash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Ricursive Intelligence | StepFun |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 (metadata and card; no LICENSE file) |
| Last release | 2026-11-04 | 2026-06-03 |
| Terms last updated | not read yet | no document linked |

Why the edge:
- Reach, Step 3.7 Flash +25: Ripple-65B Preview 45 (Memory 10 of 30, the smallest 4-bit build is Ricursive's NVFP4 at 57.2 GB, 68.7 GB with a fifth added, which is over 64 GB and fits our reference machine.); 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, Ripple-65B Preview +10: Ripple-65B Preview 55 (File safety 15, safetensors only, less 10 because the documented way to run it loads Ricursive's Python.); Step 3.7 Flash 45 (File safety 15, safetensors and GGUF only, no .bin, .pt or .pth files (25).)
- Agent interface, Step 3.7 Flash +10: Ripple-65B Preview 75 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository.); Step 3.7 Flash 85 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository (5,723 characters).)
- Documentation and upkeep, Ripple-65B Preview +10: Ripple-65B Preview 49 (Model card 14 of 20, no limitations and no knowledge cut-off.); 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.)