GPT-3.5-turbo vs Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct.
model vs model · prices as of
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct takes 3 of 5 rounds against GPT-3.5-turbo. GPT-3.5-turbo counters on price: $2.73 per million tokens against $2.98, for 16k context instead of 33k.
OpenAIGPT-3.5-turbo
$2.73/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at Poe · $0.355 per 1,000 pages
16k context
Alibaba Cloudwins 3 roundsQwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct
$2.98/M tokens
OpenRouter list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $0.456 per 1,000 pages
33k context · open weights
List price in (lower wins)
$0.50/M
$0.66/M
List price out (lower wins)
$1.50/M
$1/M
Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)
$2.73/M at Poe
none below list
Standard price (lower wins)
$3/M
$2.98/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.355
$0.456
Context
16k tokens
33k tokens
Open weights
no
yes
Tool calling
no
no
Structured output
no
no
Reads images
no
no
Reasoning
no
no
Released
1 Mar 2023
11 Nov 2024
Providers selling it
18
4
Price we measure against
the maker's own
OpenRouter
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
not stated
no provider to check
Providers selling both · 2
Kilo Gateway$5 / $2.98
OpenRouter$5 / $2.98
GPT-3.5-turbo then Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct, 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 Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct?
- GPT-3.5-turbo, at $2.73 per million tokens against $2.98 for Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct, 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. Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct: nobody goes below OpenRouter's own price with a reason we can point at, so $2.98 is the number to beat.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 2 providers sell both: Kilo Gateway, OpenRouter. The cheapest of them for the two together is Kilo Gateway.
- Which holds more context?
- Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct, at 33k 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.