OpenAIReleased November 6, 2023

GPT-3.5 Turbo

#25 Arena RankUndisclosed parameters

Context

16K

Input

$0.50

Key Specifications

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Arena Rank

#25

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Context Window

16K

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Input Price

per 1M tokens

$0.50

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Output Price

per 1M tokens

$1.50

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Parameters

Undisclosed

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Open Source

No

Best For

Fast responseschatbotssimple tasks

About GPT-3.5 Turbo

GPT-3.5 Turbo is OpenAI's most cost-effective and fastest model, designed for high-volume applications where speed and affordability matter more than peak reasoning ability. With a 16K context window, it handles most conversational and text-generation tasks efficiently. It remains one of the most widely deployed language models globally, powering millions of chatbots, customer service agents, and content generation tools due to its excellent balance of capability, speed, and cost.

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Pricing per 1M tokens

Input Tokens

$0.50

Output Tokens

$1.50

Frequently Asked Questions

What is GPT-3.5 Turbo?
GPT-3.5 Turbo is OpenAI's most cost-effective and fastest model, designed for high-volume applications where speed and affordability matter more than peak reasoning ability. With a 16K context window, it handles most conversational and text-generation tasks efficiently. It remains one of the most widely deployed language models globally, powering millions of chatbots, customer service agents, and content generation tools due to its excellent balance of capability, speed, and cost.
How much does GPT-3.5 Turbo cost?
GPT-3.5 Turbo costs $0.50 per 1 million input tokens and $1.50 per 1 million output tokens. Pricing is based on token usage, making it cost-effective for both small and large-scale applications.
What is GPT-3.5 Turbo's context window?
GPT-3.5 Turbo has a context window of 16K tokens. This determines how much text the model can process in a single request — larger context windows allow the model to handle longer documents, maintain more conversation history, and reason over bigger codebases.
Is GPT-3.5 Turbo open source?
No, GPT-3.5 Turbo is a proprietary model available through OpenAI's API. Proprietary models are typically accessible via API endpoints and offer managed infrastructure, support, and regular updates from the provider.
What is GPT-3.5 Turbo best for?
GPT-3.5 Turbo is best suited for: Fast responses, chatbots, simple tasks. These use cases leverage the model's specific strengths in terms of capability, speed, and cost-effectiveness within OpenAI's model lineup.