Weight for Weight, Ti is lighter vs Steel. Comparable steel frames are much more thin walled and MAYBE not as durable. Personally, ride is preferable on Ti. Do have a steel cross bike as well, though it is semiretired ( a classic Ritchey), the canti brake bosses spring adjustment holes on the frame and fork widened (got ovalized) and therefore need to be replaced by a frame builder sometime in the future.

Lastly, the paint on my Ritchey is chipping off, even though it is a excellent paint job. WITW in IMO