GPT-4o vs GPT-3.5 Turbo Comparison
Comparing GPT-4o and GPT-3.5 Turbo across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
GPT-4o outperforms in 4 benchmarks (GPQA, MathVista, MMLU, MMMU), while GPT-3.5 Turbo is better at 0 benchmarks.
GPT-4o significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, GPT-4o ($2.50/1M tokens) is 5.0x more expensive than GPT-3.5 Turbo ($0.50/1M tokens).
For output processing, GPT-4o ($10.00/1M tokens) is 6.7x more expensive than GPT-3.5 Turbo ($1.50/1M tokens).
In conclusion, GPT-4o is more expensive than GPT-3.5 Turbo.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
GPT-4o accepts 128,000 input tokens compared to GPT-3.5 Turbo's 16,385 tokens. GPT-4o can generate longer responses up to 16,384 tokens, while GPT-3.5 Turbo is limited to 4,096 tokens.
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
GPT-4o supports multimodal inputs, whereas GPT-3.5 Turbo does not.
GPT-4o can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
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License
Usage and distribution terms
Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.
Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.
Proprietary
Closed source
Proprietary
Closed source
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
GPT-4o was released on 2024-08-06, while GPT-3.5 Turbo was released on 2023-03-21.
GPT-4o is 17 months newer than GPT-3.5 Turbo.
Aug 6, 2024
1.6 years ago
1.4yr newerMar 21, 2023
3.0 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
GPT-3.5 Turbo has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2021-09-30, while GPT-4o'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 GPT-4o's cutoff date.
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Sep 2021
Provider Availability
GPT-4o is available from Azure, OpenAI. GPT-3.5 Turbo is available from Azure, OpenAI. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.
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Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
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Detailed Comparison
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