Step 5 Preview scored 44 on Intelligence Index at roughly 1/2.8 the cost of peers

Artificial Analysis 评测 Step 5 Preview： Intelligence Index 得 44 分，成本约为同级模型 1/2.8

Artificial Analysis rated Step 5 Preview at 44 on its Intelligence Index, tying Kimi K3 (max) and trailing GLM-5.3 (max) and Qwen3.8 Max by 1 point. Cost per task is ~$0.72 vs. ~$2.00 for peers, roughly 1/2.8 the price. The post doesn't disclose evaluation dimensions, latency, or context window.