Is o4-mini or GPT-3.5-Turbo cheaper?

GPT-3.5-Turbo is cheaper on output tokens ($1.40 vs $4.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, o4-mini or GPT-3.5-Turbo?

o4-mini has the larger context window (200K tokens).

o4-mini vs GPT-3.5-Turbo

GPT-3.5-Turbo is cheaper on output tokens, while o4-mini offers a larger context window. Choose o4-mini or GPT-3.5-Turbo based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	o4-mini	GPT-3.5-Turbo
Provider	Poe	Poe
Input / 1M tokens	$0.99	$0.45
Output / 1M tokens	$4.00	$1.40
Context window	200K	16K
Parameters	—	20B
Open weights	No	No
Released	Apr 2025	Sep 2023

o4-mini details →GPT-3.5-Turbo details →

FAQ

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