Is GPT-3.5 Turbo or Seed 1.6 Flash cheaper?

Seed 1.6 Flash is cheaper on output tokens ($0.41 vs $1.95 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, GPT-3.5 Turbo or Seed 1.6 Flash?

Seed 1.6 Flash has the larger context window (262K tokens).

GPT-3.5 Turbo vs Seed 1.6 Flash

Seed 1.6 Flash is cheaper on output tokens, while Seed 1.6 Flash offers a larger context window. Choose GPT-3.5 Turbo or Seed 1.6 Flash based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	GPT-3.5 Turbo	Seed 1.6 Flash
Provider	AI/ML API	AI/ML API
Input / 1M tokens	$0.65	$0.10
Output / 1M tokens	$1.95	$0.41
Context window	16K	262K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	No	No
Released	Mar 2023	Aug 2025

GPT-3.5 Turbo details →Seed 1.6 Flash details →

FAQ

Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.