OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo
GPT-3.5 Turbo is a legacy model with limited reasoning capability and a very low intelligence index — while it remains cheap, modern alternatives at similar or lower price points offer dramatically better performance for business use.
Assessment date: March 14, 2026
Our methodology takes into account a range of factors including pricing, functionality, capabilities, benchmark performance, and real-world applicability. Rankings are reviewed and updated regularly as new models are released. Issues with our rankings? Contact us
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.
Capabilities
Architecture
| Modality | Text → Text |
| Tokenizer | GPT |
Benchmark Scores
Evaluations
Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis and Hugging Face
Model Information
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.50 | $0.000500 |
| Output | $1.50 | $0.001500 |
Live Performance
Live endpoint metrics — refreshed every 30 minutes.
