Is OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k or DeepSeek: R1 cheaper?

DeepSeek: R1 is cheaper on output tokens ($2.50 vs $4.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k or DeepSeek: R1?

DeepSeek: R1 has the larger context window (64K tokens).

OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k vs DeepSeek: R1

DeepSeek: R1 is cheaper on output tokens, while DeepSeek: R1 offers a larger context window. Choose OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k or DeepSeek: R1 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k	DeepSeek: R1
Provider	Kilo Gateway	Kilo Gateway
Input / 1M tokens	$3.00	$0.70
Output / 1M tokens	$4.00	$2.50
Context window	16K	64K
Parameters	—	671B
Open weights	No	Yes
Released	Aug 2023	Jan 2025

OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k details →DeepSeek: R1 details →

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