Model Comparison

GPT-3.5 Turbo vs Claude 3 Opus

Claude 3 Opus significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. GPT-3.5 Turbo is 40.0x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

6 benchmarks

GPT-3.5 Turbo outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Claude 3 Opus is better at 6 benchmarks (DROP, GPQA, HumanEval, MATH, MGSM, MMLU).

Claude 3 Opus significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

GPT-3.5 Turbo costs less

For input processing, GPT-3.5 Turbo ($0.50/1M tokens) is 30.0x cheaper than Claude 3 Opus ($15.00/1M tokens).

For output processing, GPT-3.5 Turbo ($1.50/1M tokens) is 50.0x cheaper than Claude 3 Opus ($75.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude 3 Opus is more expensive than GPT-3.5 Turbo.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
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OpenAI
GPT-3.5 Turbo
Input tokens$0.50
Output tokens$1.50
Best providerAzure
Anthropic
Claude 3 Opus
Input tokens$15.00
Output tokens$75.00
Best providerAnthropic
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude 3 Opus accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to GPT-3.5 Turbo's 16,385 tokens. Claude 3 Opus can generate longer responses up to 200,000 tokens, while GPT-3.5 Turbo is limited to 4,096 tokens.

OpenAI
GPT-3.5 Turbo
Input16,385 tokens
Output4,096 tokens
Anthropic
Claude 3 Opus
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Claude 3 Opus supports multimodal inputs, whereas GPT-3.5 Turbo does not.

Claude 3 Opus can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

GPT-3.5 Turbo

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Claude 3 Opus

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

GPT-3.5 Turbo

Proprietary

Closed source

Claude 3 Opus

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

GPT-3.5 Turbo was released on 2023-03-21, while Claude 3 Opus was released on 2024-02-29.

Claude 3 Opus is 12 months newer than GPT-3.5 Turbo.

GPT-3.5 Turbo

Mar 21, 2023

3.1 years ago

Claude 3 Opus

Feb 29, 2024

2.2 years ago

11mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

GPT-3.5 Turbo has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2021-09-30, while Claude 3 Opus's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm GPT-3.5 Turbo's training data extends to 2021-09-30, but cannot make a direct comparison without Claude 3 Opus's cutoff date.

GPT-3.5 Turbo

Sep 2021

Claude 3 Opus

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Provider Availability

GPT-3.5 Turbo is available from Azure, OpenAI. Claude 3 Opus is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google.

GPT-3.5 Turbo

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Azure
Input Price:Input: $0.50/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.50/1M
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OpenAI
Input Price:Input: $0.50/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.50/1M

Claude 3 Opus

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Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $15.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $75.00/1M
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AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $15.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $75.00/1M
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Google
Input Price:Input: $15.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $75.00/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

OpenAI
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Anthropic
Larger context window (200,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher DROP score (83.1% vs 70.2%)
Higher GPQA score (50.4% vs 30.8%)
Higher HumanEval score (84.9% vs 68.0%)
Higher MATH score (60.1% vs 43.1%)
Higher MGSM score (90.7% vs 56.3%)
Higher MMLU score (86.8% vs 69.8%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
OpenAI
GPT-3.5 Turbo
Anthropic
Claude 3 Opus

FAQ

Common questions about GPT-3.5 Turbo vs Claude 3 Opus

Claude 3 Opus significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. GPT-3.5 Turbo is made by OpenAI and Claude 3 Opus is made by Anthropic. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
GPT-3.5 Turbo scores DROP: 70.2%, MMLU: 69.8%, HumanEval: 68.0%, MGSM: 56.3%, MATH: 43.1%. Claude 3 Opus scores ARC-C: 96.4%, HellaSwag: 95.4%, GSM8k: 95.0%, MGSM: 90.7%, BIG-Bench Hard: 86.8%.
GPT-3.5 Turbo is 30.0x cheaper for input tokens. GPT-3.5 Turbo costs $0.50/M input and $1.50/M output via azure. Claude 3 Opus costs $15.00/M input and $75.00/M output via anthropic.
GPT-3.5 Turbo supports 16K tokens and Claude 3 Opus supports 200K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (16K vs 200K), input pricing ($0.50 vs $15.00/M), multimodal support (no vs yes). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
GPT-3.5 Turbo is developed by OpenAI and Claude 3 Opus is developed by Anthropic.