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GPT-3.5 Turbo (0125)

API ID gpt-3.5-turbo-0125

gpt-3.5-turbo-0125 is an OpenAI model. It has a 16,385-token context window and up to 4,096 output tokens. Standard price: from $0.50 input and from $1.50 output per 1M tokens.

Status
Deprecated
Released
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Shutdown
Oct 23, 2026

It stops serving on October 23, 2026. Recommended replacement: gpt-5.6-terra.

How to migrate to GPT-5.6 Terra

Benchmarks

Scores as each source published them
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Comparing with GPT-3.5 Turbo 16K (0613), the previous model in this line. A score is compared only with the same benchmark from the same source, at the same setting where both have it. Full comparison: prices, limits, features

Arena

ArenaGPT-3.5 Turbo (0125)GPT-3.5 Turbo 16K (0613)ChangeRankDateSource
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By category
  • Math 1201 rank 326 vs not rated
  • Creative writing 1191 rank 333 vs not rated
  • Instruction following 1216 rank 326 vs not rated
  • Hard prompts 1229 rank 337 vs not rated
  • Long prompts 1223 rank 335 vs not rated
  • Multi-turn 1201 rank 330 vs not rated
  • Expert 1198 rank 331 vs not rated
1226 ±5not rated334 of 415
66,207 votes
Oct 13, 2026source
Text: Coding1275 ±8not rated324 of 410
11,130 votes
Oct 13, 2026source

Rated as gpt-3.5-turbo-0125. Ratings come from people voting between two anonymous answers; Text is style-controlled, as on arena.ai. Data: Arena (arena.ai), CC BY 4.0.

Epoch AI

BenchmarkGPT-3.5 Turbo (0125)GPT-3.5 Turbo 16K (0613)ChangeSettingRunSource
FrontierMath Tiers 1-30.0%not runAug 27, 2026source
GPQA Diamond27.2%not runJan 27, 2025source
MATH Level 511.6%not runJan 27, 2025source
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-20252.2%not runAug 7, 2026source

Run independently by Epoch AI. Data: Epoch AI, Capabilities & benchmarking (epoch.ai/benchmarks), CC BY.

Aliases pointing here: gpt-3.5-turbo (in place when tracking began (October 7, 2026))

FeatureValueSinceSource
Batch APISend many requests as one job that runs in the background, usually finished within 24 hours, at a lower price than live requests.Supportedin place when tracking began (October 6, 2026)source
Fine-tuningYou can train your own version of the model on your examples through the company's API, then call it like any other model.Supportedin place when tracking began (October 6, 2026)source
Context windowThe most the model can work with in one request, in tokens: your prompt, conversation history and files. A token is about three-quarters of an English word.16,385 tokensin place when tracking began (October 6, 2026)source
Max output tokensThe longest reply the model can write in one response, in tokens. A token is about three-quarters of an English word.4,096 tokensin place when tracking began (October 6, 2026)source

Not published by OpenAI: Structured outputs, Function calling, Prompt caching, Image input, PDF input, Reasoning / thinking, Built-in web search, temperature parameter, top_p parameter, logprobs.

Price history

USD per 1M tokens, standard tier
$0.00$0.50$1.00$1.50$2.00Oct 2026In $0.50Out $1.50Oct 1, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026: Input $0.50, Output $1.50
$0.00$0.50$1.00$1.50$2.00Oct 2026In $0.50Out $1.50Oct 1, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026: Input $0.50, Output $1.50

We started recording this model's prices on Oct 1, 2026. The history grows with each daily check.

Show as a table
FromTypePrice
Oct 1, 2026Input$0.50
Oct 1, 2026Output$1.50

Prices

USD per 1M tokens, every type and band, by tier
TypeBandPrice $/1MIn effect
Standard
inputshort context$0.50
outputshort context$1.50
Batch
inputshort context$0.25
outputshort context$0.75

Changelog

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Time until shutdown
7days
11hours
25min
06sec

Counting to 8:00 pm ET on October 22, 2026, which is 00:00 UTC on October 23, 2026.

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