Author's Description
This model offers four times the context length of gpt-3.5-turbo, allowing it to support approximately 20 pages of text in a single request at a higher cost. Training data: up...
Key Specifications
Supported Parameters
This model supports the following parameters:
Features
This model supports the following features:
Performance Summary
OpenAI's GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k, released on August 27, 2023, distinguishes itself with a significantly extended context length of 16385 tokens, four times that of its predecessor, enabling it to process approximately 20 pages of text per request. This model consistently ranks among the fastest available, achieving the 96th percentile in speed across two benchmarks. While its pricing is moderate, falling into the 21st percentile, its reliability is exceptional, demonstrating a perfect 100% success rate across two benchmarks, indicating minimal technical failures. In benchmark performance, GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k achieved 95.5% accuracy in General Knowledge, placing it in the 37th percentile, with a cost of $0.1647 (21st percentile) and a duration of 151465ms (95th percentile). For Ethics, it scored 99.0% accuracy (49th percentile), with a cost of $0.1110 (22nd percentile) and a duration of 85053ms (97th percentile). Its key strengths lie in its high speed, outstanding reliability, and expanded context window, making it suitable for complex, long-form tasks. A notable weakness is its accuracy in General Knowledge, which, while high, is not top-tier compared to other models.
Model Pricing
Current Pricing
| Feature | Price (per 1M tokens) |
|---|---|
| Prompt | $3 |
| Completion | $4 |
Price History
Available Endpoints
| Provider | Endpoint Name | Context Length | Pricing (Input) | Pricing (Output) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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OpenAI
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OpenAI | openai/gpt-3.5-turbo-16k | 16K | $3 / 1M tokens | $4 / 1M tokens |
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Azure
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Azure | openai/gpt-3.5-turbo-16k | 16K | $3 / 1M tokens | $4 / 1M tokens |
Benchmark Results
| Benchmark | Category | Reasoning | Strategy | Free | Executions | Accuracy | Cost | Duration |
|---|
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