GPT-3.5-turbo vs Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507.
model vs model · prices as of
Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 takes 4 of 5 rounds against GPT-3.5-turbo. It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $0.93 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
Alibaba Cloudwins 4 roundsQwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
$0.93/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at io.net Intelligence · $0.102 per 1,000 pages
131k context · tool calling · open weights
List price in (lower wins)
$0.50/M
$0.23/M
List price out (lower wins)
$1.50/M
$2.30/M
Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)
$2.73/M at Poe
$0.93/M at io.net Intelligence
Standard price (lower wins)
$3/M
$2.99/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.355
$0.102
Context
16k tokens
131k tokens
Open weights
no
yes
Tool calling
no
yes
Structured output
no
yes
Reads images
no
no
Reasoning
no
yes
Released
1 Mar 2023
25 Jul 2025
Providers selling it
18
22
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 · 7
TrustedRouter$3.17 / $1.99
Eden AI$3 / $2.99
LLM Gateway$3 / $3.90
Kilo Gateway$5 / $2.99
Nous Portal$5 / $2.99
OpenRouter$5 / $2.99
Vercel AI Gateway$3 / $5.20
GPT-3.5-turbo then Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507, 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-turboNous Portal$0.80 / $1.60 $1 / $225% dearer ·
- Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507Nous Portal$0.18 / $1.84 $0.23 / $2.3025% dearer ·
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, GPT-3.5-turbo or Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507?
- Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507, at $0.93 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. Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507: $0.93 at io.net Intelligence.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 7 providers sell both: TrustedRouter, Eden AI, LLM Gateway, Kilo Gateway, Nous Portal, OpenRouter, and more. The cheapest of them for the two together is TrustedRouter.
- Which holds more context?
- Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507, at 131k 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.