GPT-3.5 Turbo

OpenAI

Budget model for simple tasks. Being phased out but still widely used.

Context Window: 16K tokens Released: 2023-03 Best For: Simple chatbots, basic text generation
  • Low cost
  • Fast responses
  • GPT-3.5 Turbo Pricing

    Token TypePrice per Million
    Input tokens$0.500
    Output tokens$1.50

    Estimated Cost by Project Size

    Realistic cost estimates for common coding scenarios. Assumes 30% cache hit rate where caching is available.

    ScenarioToken UsageEstimated Cost
    Small Script (1K lines) 50K input / 30K output $0.06
    Medium Feature (10K lines) 500K input / 200K output $0.48
    Large Project (50K lines) 2,500K input / 1,000K output $2.38
    Code Review (5K lines) 250K input / 25K output $0.13

    How Does GPT-3.5 Turbo Compare?

    ModelInput ($/M)Medium Feature Cost
    GPT-3.5 Turbo $0.500 $0.48 selected
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