Is GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k or gpt-oss-20b cheaper?

gpt-oss-20b is cheaper on output tokens ($0.14 vs $4.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k or gpt-oss-20b?

gpt-oss-20b has the larger context window (131K tokens).

GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k vs gpt-oss-20b

gpt-oss-20b is cheaper on output tokens, while gpt-oss-20b offers a larger context window. Choose GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k or gpt-oss-20b based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k	gpt-oss-20b
Provider	OpenRouter	OpenRouter
Input / 1M tokens	$3.00	$0.03
Output / 1M tokens	$4.00	$0.14
Context window	16K	131K
Parameters	—	21B
Open weights	No	Yes
Released	Aug 2023	Aug 2025

GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k details →gpt-oss-20b details →

FAQ

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