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GPT-3.5 Turbo Intelligence, Performance & Price Analysis
Model summary
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Speed
Output tokens per second
Input Price
USD per 1M tokens
Output Price
USD per 1M tokens
Verbosity
Output tokens from Intelligence Index
GPT-3.5 Turbo is among the least intelligent models and particularly expensive when comparing to other non-reasoning models of similar price. The model has a 4k tokens context window with knowledge up to September 2021.
GPT-3.5 Turbo scores 9 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it at the lower end among comparable models (averaging 15).
Pricing for GPT-3.5 Turbo is $0.50 per 1M input tokens (expensive, average: $0.23) and $1.50 per 1M output tokens (somewhat expensive, average: $0.70).
| Reasoning | No This page shows the non-reasoning version of this model. A reasoning variant may also exist. |
|---|---|
| Input modality | Supports: This information is still being updated |
| Output modality | This information is still being updated |
| Knowledge cutoff | Sep 1, 2021 |
| Context window | 4k ~6 A4 pages of size 12 Arial font |
Metrics are compared against models of the same class:
- Non-reasoning models → compared only with other non-reasoning models
- Reasoning models → compared across both reasoning and non-reasoning
- Open weights models → compared only with other open weights models of the same size class:
- Tiny: ≤4B parameters
- Small: 4B–40B parameters
- Medium: 40B–150B parameters
- Large: >150B parameters
- Proprietary models → compared across proprietary and open weights models of the same price range, using a blended 3:1 input/output price ratio:
- <$0.15 per 1M tokens
- $0.15–$1 per 1M tokens
- >$1 per 1M tokens
Highlights
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index by Open Weights / Proprietary
Intelligence Evaluations
Openness
Artificial Analysis Openness Index: Results
Intelligence Index Comparisons
Intelligence vs. Price
Intelligence Index Token Use & Cost
Output Tokens Used to Run Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Cost to Run Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Context Window
Context Window
Pricing
Pricing: Input and Output Prices
Intelligence vs. Price (Log Scale)
Pricing Comparison of GPT-3.5 Turbo API Providers
Speed
Measured by Output Speed (tokens per second)
Output Speed
Output Speed vs. Price
Latency
Measured by Time (seconds) to First Token
Latency: Time To First Answer Token
End-to-End Response Time
Seconds to output 500 Tokens, calculated based on time to first token, 'thinking' time for reasoning models, and output speed
End-to-End Response Time
Model Size (Open Weights Models Only)
Model Size: Total and Active Parameters
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about GPT-3.5 Turbo
GPT-3.5 Turbo was released on November 30, 2022.
GPT-3.5 Turbo was created by OpenAI.
GPT-3.5 Turbo scores 9 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it at the lower end among other non-reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 15).
GPT-3.5 Turbo costs $0.50 per 1M input tokens (at the higher end, median: $0.23) and $1.50 per 1M output tokens (somewhat higher than average, median: $0.70), based on OpenAI's API.
GPT-3.5 Turbo costs $0.50 per 1M input tokens and $1.50 per 1M output tokens (based on OpenAI's API). For a blended rate (3:1 input to output ratio), this is $0.75 per 1M tokens. Pricing may vary by provider. Compare provider pricing
No, GPT-3.5 Turbo is not a reasoning model. It provides direct responses without extended chain-of-thought reasoning.
GPT-3.5 Turbo supports text only input.
GPT-3.5 Turbo supports text only output.
No, GPT-3.5 Turbo does not support image input. It can only process text.
No, GPT-3.5 Turbo is not multimodal. It only supports text only input.
GPT-3.5 Turbo has a context window of 4.1k tokens. This determines how much text and conversation history the model can process in a single request.
No, GPT-3.5 Turbo is proprietary. The model weights are not publicly available.
GPT-3.5 Turbo is a proprietary model and OpenAI has not disclosed the model size or parameter count.
GPT-3.5 Turbo achieves a score of 9 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. This composite benchmark evaluates models across reasoning, knowledge, mathematics, and coding.
GPT-3.5 Turbo has a knowledge cutoff of September 2021. The model's training data includes information up to this date.
Yes, GPT-3.5 Turbo is available via API through 1 provider. Compare API providers
GPT-3.5 Turbo is available through 1 API provider. Compare providers