Is GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct or Kimi K2.6 cheaper?

GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct is cheaper on output tokens ($2.00 vs $4.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct or Kimi K2.6?

Kimi K2.6 has the larger context window (262K tokens).

GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct vs Kimi K2.6

GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct is cheaper on output tokens, while Kimi K2.6 offers a larger context window. Choose GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct or Kimi K2.6 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct	Kimi K2.6
Provider	Azure	Azure
Input / 1M tokens	$1.50	$0.95
Output / 1M tokens	$2.00	$4.00
Context window	4K	262K
Parameters	20B	1T
Open weights	No	Yes
Released	Sep 2023	Apr 2026

GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct details →Kimi K2.6 details →

FAQ

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