Calculate the cost of using gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct from Vercel Ai Gateway for your AI applications
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Mode: Chat
Max: 8,192 tokens
Max: 4,096 tokens
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gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct is a chat model from Vercel Ai Gateway, one of 95 chat models they offer. It is priced at $1.50 per 1M input tokens and $2.00 per 1M output tokens, ranking 1686 out of 2292 chat models by cost and cheaper than 26% of models in this category. It accepts up to 8K input tokens.
Note: Use the interactive calculator above to estimate costs for your specific usage patterns.
Use the maximum token limits shown above to understand the model's capacity. This model can handle up to 8,192 input tokens. The maximum output length is 4,096 tokens.
At $1.50 per 1M input tokens and $2.00 per 1M output tokens, gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct ranks 1686 out of 2292 chat models by input cost. It is more expensive compared to the median of $0.55 for chat models, and is cheaper than 26% of models in this category.
| Model | Provider | Input / 1M tokens | Output / 1M tokens | vs gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| amazon.titan-text-express-v1 | AWS Bedrock | $1.30 | $1.70 | -13% |
| gpt-5-2025-08-07 | Azure | $1.38 | $11.00 | -8% |
| gpt-5.1 | Azure | $1.38 | $11.00 | -8% |
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No. gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct costs $1.50 per 1M input tokens while amazon.titan-text-express-v1 costs $1.30 per 1M input tokens, making amazon.titan-text-express-v1 13% more affordable for input. However, gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct may offer different capabilities or performance characteristics that justify the price difference.
gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct input pricing is $1.50 per 1M tokens, which is 173% above the median of $0.55 for chat models. It ranks 1686 out of 2292 chat models by input cost, making it cheaper than 26% of models in this category. For output, it costs $2.00 per 1M tokens compared to the median of $1.50.
Among Vercel Ai Gateway's 95 chat models, gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct ranks 61 by input cost.
The most comparable chat models to gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct are: amazon.titan-text-express-v1 from AWS Bedrock ($1.30/1M input tokens); gpt-5-2025-08-07 from Azure ($1.38/1M input tokens); gpt-5.1 from Azure ($1.38/1M input tokens); gpt-5.1-chat from Azure ($1.38/1M input tokens). These alternatives were selected based on similar capabilities, pricing, and provider diversity. You can compare any of these models in detail using the Bifrost Model Library.
gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct is priced based on input and output tokens. Use the interactive calculator at the top of this page to estimate costs for your specific workload. Enter your expected input and output tokens volume and the calculator will show the total cost breakdown. For reference, processing 1M input tokens costs $1.50 and generating 1M output tokens costs $2.00.
