Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GPT-4o mini leads with 28.0% higher average benchmark score. GPT-4o mini offers 123.9K more tokens in context window than GPT-3.5 Turbo. GPT-4o mini is $1.25 cheaper per million tokens. GPT-4o mini supports multimodal inputs. Overall, GPT-4o mini is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
OpenAI
GPT-3.5 Turbo was developed as an optimized version of GPT-3.5, designed to provide a balance of capability and efficiency for conversational and completion tasks. Built to serve as a cost-effective option for applications requiring reliable language understanding and generation, it became widely adopted for chatbots, content generation, and general-purpose AI assistance.
OpenAI
GPT-4o Mini was created as a smaller, more efficient variant of GPT-4o, designed to bring multimodal capabilities to applications requiring faster response times and lower costs. Built to democratize access to advanced vision and text understanding, it enables developers to build sophisticated applications with reduced resource requirements.
1 year newer

GPT-3.5 Turbo
OpenAI
2023-03-21

GPT-4o mini
OpenAI
2024-07-18
Cost per million tokens (USD)

GPT-3.5 Turbo

GPT-4o mini
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 8 common benchmarks

GPT-3.5 Turbo

GPT-4o mini
GPT-3.5 Turbo
2021-09-30
GPT-4o mini
2023-10-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

GPT-3.5 Turbo
Azure
OpenAI


GPT-3.5 Turbo

GPT-4o mini

GPT-3.5 Turbo

GPT-4o mini
GPT-4o mini
Azure