StepFun
Chinese AI provider offering a consumer chat app and an OpenAI-compatible API for text, image, audio, and multimodal models.
Category: Productivity · Assistants & workspaces
Features
Stepfun is a Chinese AI lab with Step models for text, image, audio, and video. The multimodal Step-2 model can process text, images, documents, and audio. API access is available for developers. Outside mainland China, actual accessibility varies greatly by region and platform; the primary product language is Chinese. Available tiers and limits are in the pricing overview.
- Chinese AI lab with language models, image generation, and video generation
- Step-2: multimodal model for text, images, audio, and documents
- API access for developers with pay-per-use billing
- Availability outside mainland China and access rules are region and platform dependent
- Primary offering in Chinese; international accessibility varies
Prices and plans
| Tier | Price | Period | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| StepFun | Not verified for this market | Custom | OpenAI-compatible API for text, vision, audio, and image models Step Plan subscription tailored for coding/agent tools |
Limits
No public consumer price for the chat app itself; the API bills per-model usage (e.g. Step 3.5 Flash 0.7 CNY/1M input tokens), a Step Plan subscription for coding tools starts at 49 CNY/month. No official USD/EUR pricing.
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FAQ
Is StepFun available for free?
Yes. A permanently free plan is published, not a time-limited trial.
Where is StepFun's vendor based?
Shanghai StepFun Intelligent Technology, based in China. For data processing and privacy terms the vendor's own contract governs.
Is StepFun still active?
Live-checked against the official vendor page.
How many plans are documented for StepFun?
The catalog documents 1 plans with price, billing period, and included features.
Which use case is StepFun categorized for?
StepFun is listed in the catalog under “Productivity.”
Where do the details about StepFun come from?
Prices, limits, and product details are documented against the listed official vendor page.
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Sources
- https://platform.stepfun.com/step-plan
- https://www.stepfun.com/
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