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Cheapest GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k Inference Providers

Ranks providers by estimated cost using a 1,000-input/500-output token ratio, shown per 1 million total tokens.

OpenAI currently ranks first at $3.333333 / 1M tokens via openai.

Provider options:
2
Ranked:
2
Metric:
Estimated cost / 1M tokens

Cheapest endpoint ranking

Cheapest GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k Inference Providers
RankProvider / routeEstimated cost / 1M tokensSpeed measurementsEndpoint details
#1Provider / route
OpenAIopenai
Estimated cost / 1M tokens$3.333333 / 1M tokensSpeed measurements
500-token response
36.06 s
Response starts
0.35 s
Output speed
14.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$3 / 1M tokens
Output price
$4 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
Insufficient recent data
Context
16.4K
#2Provider / route
Azureazure
Estimated cost / 1M tokens$3.333333 / 1M tokensSpeed measurements
500-token response
16.13 s
Response starts
0.98 s
Output speed
33.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$3 / 1M tokens
Output price
$4 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
Insufficient recent data
Context
16.4K

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GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k endpoint guide

How to interpret the Cheapest GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k Inference Providers

2 of 2 GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k endpoints currently have the published data required for this ranking. OpenAI leads at $3.333333 / 1M tokens via openai. The table keeps unranked routes visible so missing measurements do not look like missing provider availability.

How estimated token cost is ranked

The cheapest ranking uses a 1,000-input/500-output-token ratio and reports the blended result per 1 million total tokens. Because providers can price input and output differently, a workload with a different token ratio may produce a different order.

Compare OpenAI with the next option

Azure currently ranks second at $3.333333 / 1M tokens. Compare that gap with input and output price, response-start time, output speed, 30-minute uptime, context length, and the exact route before deciding whether first place is meaningful for your workload.

Use the route, not only the provider name

GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k has 2 published provider options, and performance data is matched to each exact OpenRouter routing tag. Different quantization, context, regional deployment, or provider configuration can change price and behavior even when the underlying model name is identical.