Is GPT-5 Mini or GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct cheaper?

GPT-5 Mini and GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct have comparable output pricing.

Which has the larger context window, GPT-5 Mini or GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct?

GPT-5 Mini has the larger context window (400K tokens).

GPT-5 Mini vs GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct

Both have similar output pricing, while GPT-5 Mini offers a larger context window. Choose GPT-5 Mini or GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	GPT-5 Mini	GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct
Provider	Vercel AI Gateway	Vercel AI Gateway
Input / 1M tokens	$0.25	$1.50
Output / 1M tokens	$2.00	$2.00
Context window	400K	8K
Parameters	—	20B
Open weights	No	No
Released	Aug 2025	Sep 2023

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FAQ

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