GPT-3.5 Turbo vs GPT-4.1
Compare GPT-3.5 Turbo and GPT-4.1, both from OpenAI, context windows of 16K vs 1.0M, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GPT-4.1
GPT-3.5 TurboRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, GPT-4.1 has the edge — bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
GPT-3.5 Turbo is 4.0x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Slight edge
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GPT-3.5 Turbo
Input
$1.50
1.3× cheaper
Output
$2.00
4.0× cheaper
GPT-4.1
Input
$2.00
Output
$8.00
GPT-3.5 Turbo is cheaper on both — 1.3× input, 4.0× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
25%
GPT-4.1 uses 902.6x more bold
GPT-3.5 Turbo
GPT-4.1
61%Vocabulary58%
16wSentence Length19w
0.23Hedging0.38
0.0Bold9.0
3.7Lists6.1
0.00Emoji0.24
0.00Headings1.01
0.38Transitions0.07
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