Skip to main content

GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k: API pricing, providers and specs

Textby OpenAIReleased Aug 28, 2023

GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k is a text model by OpenAI. 7 providers serve it, from $3.90 to $7.20 /1M; the lowest price is at APIYI.

Lowest price$3.90/1Mat APIYI
Maker's price—The maker does not sell it
Providers7
Context16KMax output 4K

How GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k compares

Against the 737 text models on the site priced the same way.

  • Pricey for its class: at $3.90 /1M, its lowest price is above 74% of comparable models (median $1.10).
  • Its 16K-token context window is larger than 4% of them (median 262K), about 20 pages of text.
  • 7 providers serve it; 71% of comparable models have fewer.

GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k prices by provider

Every provider's list price, read from its own price page or API. A price marked “from” changes with context length, resolution or mode.

ProviderInputOutputPrompt cachingContext
APIYI$3/1M$3.90/1M——
LaoZhang API$3/1M$3.90/1M——
OrcaRouter$3/1M$4/1M—16K
OpenRouter$3/1MFrom$4/1M—16K
AIHubMix$3/1M$4/1M——
FastRouter$3/1M$4/1M—16K
APIMart$2.40/1M$7.20/1M——
Output price by provider, /1M, cheapest first
  1. APIYI$3.90
  2. LaoZhang API$3.90
  3. OrcaRouter$4
  4. AIHubMix$4
  5. FastRouter$4
  6. OpenRouterFrom$4
  7. APIMart$7.20
Prices in US dollars, updated daily from each provider. Prices last checked Oct 25, 2026.

Specs

Type
Text
Maker
OpenAI
Inputs
Text
Outputs
Text
Context
16K≈ 20 pages of text
Max output
4K
Capabilities
JSON, Tool calling
Released
Aug 28, 2023
License
—
Open weights
—
Monthly searches
12K

Alternatives to GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k

Same kind of model from other makers, at a similar price.

ModelLowest priceContextArenaProviders
GPT-3.5 Turbo 16kthis model$3.90/1M16K—7
Gemini 4 Argon$8/1M1.05M167326
Kimi K3$8.28/1M1.05M165547
Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B$4.11/1M1M—22
Grok 4.7$4.80/1M500K163728
Gemini 3 Flash$2.40/1M1.05M14665
Mistral Large 4$2.09/1M1.05M154313
Muse Spark 1.3$4.25/1M1.05M165711
GLM-5.2$1.80/1M1M160444

More from OpenAI

All 123 OpenAI models

GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k FAQ






Can't find what you're looking for? Contact us