GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct vs DeepSeek Flash Latest: pricing comparison
DeepSeek Flash Latest is the cheaper option at $0.00/$2.40 per 1M input/output tokens — GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct ($1.50/$2) costs about 500x more per input token. Full spec-by-spec breakdown below.
| GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct | DeepSeek Flash Latest | |
|---|---|---|
| Input /1M tokens | $1.50 | $0.00 |
| Output /1M tokens | $2 | $2.40 |
| Cache read /1M | — | $0.00 |
| Context window | 4K | 1.0M |
| Provider | OpenAI | ~deepseek |
| Vision input | No | Yes |
| Released | Sep 2023 | Sep 2026 |
Real workload costs: GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct vs DeepSeek Flash Latest
Cost per single request at common token profiles — the cheapest model for each workload is highlighted.
| Workload | Tokens (in / out) | GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct | DeepSeek Flash Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatbot message | 500 / 300 | $0.0014 | $0.0007 |
| RAG query with context | 4,000 / 500 | $0.0070 | $0.0012 |
| Document summarization | 20,000 / 1,000 | $0.03 | $0.0025 |
| Agent coding session | 100,000 / 5,000 | $0.16 | $0.01 |
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper: GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct vs DeepSeek Flash Latest?
DeepSeek Flash Latest is the cheapest on input tokens at $0.00 per 1M, and GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct is cheapest on output at $2 per 1M. GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct costs about 500x more per input token than DeepSeek Flash Latest.
How much does GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct cost per 1M tokens?
GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct costs $1.50 per 1M input tokens and $2 per 1M output tokens on the OpenAI API, with a 4K-token context window.
How much does DeepSeek Flash Latest cost per 1M tokens?
DeepSeek Flash Latest costs $0.00 per 1M input tokens and $2.40 per 1M output tokens on the ~deepseek API, with a 1.0M-token context window.
What does a typical request cost on GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct vs DeepSeek Flash Latest?
For a typical request with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens: GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct costs $0.0040, DeepSeek Flash Latest costs $0.0012. At 1,000 requests/day for a month that is $120 for GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct vs $36.18 for DeepSeek Flash Latest.
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Pricing data via the OpenRouter models API.