GPT-3.5-turbo vs Magistral Small.
model vs model · prices as of
Magistral Small takes 2 of 5 rounds against GPT-3.5-turbo. It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $1.05 per million tokens against $2.73.
OpenAIGPT-3.5-turbo
$2.73/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at Poe · $0.355 per 1,000 pages
16k context
Mistral AIwins 2 roundsMagistral Small
$1.05/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at Eden AI · $0.126 per 1,000 pages
128k context · tool calling · open weights
List price in (lower wins)
$0.50/M
$0.50/M
List price out (lower wins)
$1.50/M
$1.50/M
Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)
$2.73/M at Poe
$1.05/M at Eden AI
Standard price (lower wins)
$3/M
$3/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.355
$0.126
Context
16k tokens
128k tokens
Open weights
no
yes
Tool calling
no
yes
Structured output
no
not stated
Reads images
no
no
Reasoning
no
yes
Released
1 Mar 2023
17 Mar 2025
Providers selling it
18
6
Price we measure against
the maker's own
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
not stated
not stated
Providers selling both · 2
Eden AI$3 / $1.05
LLMTR$3 / $3
GPT-3.5-turbo then Magistral Small, per million tokens
Go further
Add a third or fourth model, or switch the weighting, in the tool.
What moved in the last seven days
- GPT-3.5-turbo
Nous Portal$0.80 / $1.60 $1 / $225% dearer ·
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, GPT-3.5-turbo or Magistral Small?
- Magistral Small, at $1.05 per million tokens against $2.73 for GPT-3.5-turbo, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- GPT-3.5-turbo: $2.73 at Poe. Magistral Small: $1.05 at Eden AI.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 2 providers sell both: Eden AI, LLMTR. The cheapest of them for the two together is Eden AI.
- Which holds more context?
- Magistral Small, at 128k tokens against 16k.
Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.