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GPT-3.5 Turbo pricing

API list price by OpenAI · checked Oct 23, 2026
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$0.50 / $1.50per 1M tokens in / out
#367on OpenRouter by tokens · 593M / week

Price sheetper 1M tokens

Input$0.50list
Output$1.50
Context · max output16K · 4Ktokens

Where to buy1 provider · per 1M tokens

ProviderInputOutputContext
OpenAIlab$0.50$1.5016K

In OpenAI's line-upper 1M in / out

GPT-6 Luna Decisions$0.10 / —−100%
GPT OSS 20B$0.018 / $0.09−95%
GPT OSS 120B$0.03 / $0.15−92%
GPT OSS Safeguard 20B$0.07 / $0.20−86%
GPT-6 Luna$0.10 / $0.50−73%
GPT OSS Safeguard 120B$0.15 / $0.60−65%
GPT-5.4 Nano (2026-03-17)$0.20 / $1.25−38%
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Cheaper for the same workvs GPT-3.5 Turbo

MiMo v2.6 Pro thinkingOpen-28%score ×8.4$0.13
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 maxOpen-30%score ×8.2$0.26
Claude Haiku 5.5 max-73%score ×7.9$0.21
MiniMax M3.1 Flash thinking-65%score ×7.8$0.22
GLM 5.3 Flash maxOpen-68%score ×7.6$0.28

Pricing questions

How much does GPT-3.5 Turbo cost?›

$0.50 per 1M input tokens and $1.50 per 1M output tokens.

Is GPT-3.5 Turbo free to use?›

There is no free API tier.

What is a cheaper alternative to GPT-3.5 Turbo?›

MiMo v2.6 Pro at thinking effort costs -28% per task with a score ×8.4 on .