GPT-3.5 Turbo pricing & price history
GPT-3.5 Turbo by OpenAI costs $0.50 per 1M input tokens and $1.50 per 1M output tokens, with a 16K token context window.
Price history
No price changes since tracking began on 2026-09-24. We check every 10 minutes.
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About GPT-3.5 Turbo
GPT-3.5 Turbo is OpenAI's fastest model. It can understand and generate natural language or code, and is optimized for chat and traditional completion tasks. Training data up to Sep 2021.
FAQ
How much does GPT-3.5 Turbo cost?
GPT-3.5 Turbo by OpenAI costs $0.50 per 1M input tokens and $1.50 per 1M output tokens, with a 16K token context window. A typical request with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens costs about $0.0018.
What is the context window of GPT-3.5 Turbo?
GPT-3.5 Turbo supports up to 16,385 tokens of context and up to 4,096 output tokens per request.
Has GPT-3.5 Turbo’s price changed?
No price changes recorded since ModelBank started tracking it on 2026-09-24.
Is GPT-3.5 Turbo being deprecated?
No retirement date has been announced for GPT-3.5 Turbo as of 2026-11-12.
What are cheaper alternatives to GPT-3.5 Turbo?
Cheaper options include Lyria 3 Pro Preview (Free/Free), Lyria 3 Clip Preview (Free/Free), Ling 3.0 Tiny ($0.015/$0.045), Llama 3.1 8B Instruct ($0.02/$0.04).