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  5. GPT-3.5 TurbovsGPT-5.1 Codex Max
Updated Dec 2025

GPT-3.5 TurbovsGPT-5.1 Codex Max

GPT-5.1 Codex Max is the newer model, released after GPT-3.5 Turbo.

GPT-3.5 Turbo and GPT-5.1 Codex Max compared across 52 shared prompts
SpecGPT-3.5 TurboGPT-5.1 Codex Max
Input price$1.5/M tokens—
Output price$2/M tokens—
Context window16K tokens—
WeightsClosedClosed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedMar 2022Dec 2025
Our Verdict
GPT-5.1 Codex Max
GPT-5.1 Codex Max
GPT-3.5 Turbo
GPT-3.5 TurboRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, GPT-5.1 Codex Max has the edge: bigger model tier, newer.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

GPT-3.5 Turbo
Input
$1.50
Output
$2.00
GPT-5.1 Codex Max
Input
—
Output
—
Where to run it

2 hosts

GPT-3.5 Turbo1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
OpenAI$0.50 in·$1.50 out·16k·100% up
GPT-5.1 Codex Max1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
Azure AI Foundry$1.25 in·$10.00 out·400k·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 9 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
75%

GPT-5.1 Codex Max uses 12.3x more headings

GPT-3.5 Turbo
GPT-5.1 Codex Max
60%Vocabulary60%
30wSentence Length16w
0.49Hedging0.36
0.3Bold2.3
3.1Lists4.2
0.00Emoji0.00
0.00Headings0.12
0.20Transitions0.03
Based on 28 + 13 text responses
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