GPT-3.5 Turbo vs Mistral Large 4

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Data updated on November 14, 2026· 230 models

OpenAIGPT-3.5 Turbo

GPT-3.5 Turbo is OpenAI's fastest model.

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Reasoning estimated
Speed estimated
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Input
Output
Context
16 K tokens
Max output
4 K
Input, $ per 1M tokens
▲$0.500
Output, $ per 1M tokens
▲$1.50
Cache read, $ per 1M
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Batch (input / output)
$0.250 / $0.750
Tool calling
No
Released
03/01/2023
Knowledge cutoff
2021-09-01
API id
openai/gpt-3.5-turbo
MistralLarge 4

Mistral Large 4 is a frontier multimodal (text and image input) model from Mistral AI built for reasoning, coding, and agentic workloads.

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Reasoning estimated
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Speed estimated
Input
Output
Context
▲1 M tokens
Max output
▲262 K
Input, $ per 1M tokens
$0.700
Output, $ per 1M tokens
$2.10
Cache read, $ per 1M
$0.070
Batch (input / output)
—
Tool calling
Yes
Released
▲10/06/2026
Knowledge cutoff
—
API id
mistralai/mistral-large-4-0
Third model (optional)
text image audio video PDF / file reasoning (1 to 5, estimated by family) speed (1 to 4, estimated by family)▲ best value among the selected

Which is the better API choice: GPT-3.5 Turbo vs Mistral Large 4?

  • GPT-3.5 Turbo: cheapest input (29% less than Mistral Large 4)
  • GPT-3.5 Turbo: cheapest output
  • Mistral Large 4: largest context (1 M)
  • Mistral Large 4: the newest (10/06/2026)
  • Mistral Large 4: most reasoning (estimated)
  • GPT-3.5 Turbo: the fastest (estimated)

GPT-3.5 Turbo costs 29% less on input and 29% less on output than Mistral Large 4 ($0.500 / $1.50 versus $0.700 / $2.10 per million tokens). Mistral Large 4 accepts more context (1 M). On capabilities, Mistral Large 4 accepts images; Mistral Large 4 has a reasoning mode. GPT-3.5 Turbo offers a batch tier at half price for jobs that do not need an immediate answer.

What would your product cost?

Estimate the monthly cost with your app's real volume. List prices, no cache or batch discounts.

GPT-3.5 Turbo
$13.50/mo
Mistral Large 4
$18.90/mo

With GPT-3.5 Turbo you save $5.40 a month versus Mistral Large 4 (29% less).

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Paste your prompt: tokens and cost per model

Rough estimate (about 4 characters per token). Nothing is sent to any server.

76tokens approx.287 characters

Cost of sending it 1,000 times (input only)

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Frequently asked questions

Which is the better API choice: GPT-3.5 Turbo vs Mistral Large 4?

GPT-3.5 Turbo costs 29% less on input and 29% less on output than Mistral Large 4 ($0.500 / $1.50 versus $0.700 / $2.10 per million tokens). Mistral Large 4 accepts more context (1 M). On capabilities, Mistral Large 4 accepts images; Mistral Large 4 has a reasoning mode. GPT-3.5 Turbo offers a batch tier at half price for jobs that do not need an immediate answer.

Which is cheaper: GPT-3.5 Turbo and Mistral Large 4?

GPT-3.5 Turbo is cheaper: $0.500 per million input tokens and $1.50 per million output tokens, versus $0.700 / $2.10 for Mistral Large 4.

Which has more context: GPT-3.5 Turbo and Mistral Large 4?

Mistral Large 4 accepts 1 M tokens of context; GPT-3.5 Turbo accepts 16 K.

Which is newer: GPT-3.5 Turbo and Mistral Large 4?

Mistral Large 4 was released on 10/06/2026; GPT-3.5 Turbo on 03/01/2023.

What would 10,000 requests a month cost with GPT-3.5 Turbo and Mistral Large 4?

With 1,500 input and 400 output tokens per request: GPT-3.5 Turbo: $13.50; Mistral Large 4: $18.90 a month, at list price.

Where do the prices come from and how often are they updated?

From the public catalogs of OpenRouter, models.dev and LiteLLM, which publish each provider's list prices. They sync once a day and the last update date is shown above the comparison.

What does price per million tokens mean?

It is what the provider charges per million tokens you send (input) or the model generates (output). A token is roughly 4 characters. Output almost always costs more than input.

Sources: OpenRouter, models.dev and LiteLLM. Prices in USD per million tokens, list price, no volume discounts. Prompt tokens are an estimate; each provider's tokenizer may differ.