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Codellama 70b Instruct vs GPT-3.5 Turbo

Pricing is only the shared seller matrix below. Best rates and catalog map are separate sections, so no chart is embedded in pricing. Open the calculator for the same workload on each side.

Meta

Model

Codellama 70b Instruct

Best $1.00 in · $1.00 out

Context window 4K

Pricing
OpenAI

Model

GPT-3.5 Turbo

Tool calling

Best $0.500 in · $1.50 out

Context window 16K

Pricing

GPT-3.5 Turbo is 50% cheaper on input. Codellama 70b Instruct is 33% cheaper on output. The best choice depends on your input/output ratio.

Pricing matrix

Shared sellers only. Each row is a host that lists both models. Dollar amounts are per 1M tokens. Lowest in each pair of columns is emphasized.

ProviderCodellama 70b Instruct inCodellama 70b Instruct outGPT-3.5 Turbo inGPT-3.5 Turbo out
Anyscale$1.00$1.00N/AN/A
AzureN/AN/A$0.500$1.50
Github CopilotN/AN/AN/AN/A
OpenAIN/AN/A$0.500$1.50
OpenrouterN/AN/A$1.50$2.00
Text Completion OpenaiN/AN/A$1.50$2.00
Vercel Ai GatewayN/AN/A$0.500$1.50

Best listed rates (this pair)

Same "best row in current pricing" logic as model pages: a compact view of the lowest input and output we show for each side. This is not the seller matrix.

Catalog map · Meta · OpenAI

Each chart uses real catalog rows that include both list input and list output ($/1M). Larger green dots are the models on this comparison page; accent dots are other active models from that provider.

Meta · input vs output

Scatter chart: X = input $/M, Y = output $/M. This page's models are labeled on the green dots; hover others for detail.

ListedoutputUSD/1M

One dot per catalog row that has both list prices. Green dots are labeled with the models on this page; hover any dot for name and prices. Upper-right means higher cost on both axes ($/1M).

OpenAI · input vs output

ListedoutputUSD/1M

One dot per catalog row that has both list prices. Green dots are labeled with the models on this page; hover any dot for name and prices. Upper-right means higher cost on both axes ($/1M).

Specifications

Each column header is the full model name. Tint marks the favorable value where we compute a winner.

Spec
Codellama 70b Instruct
GPT-3.5 Turbo
Context window
4,096 tokens
16,385 tokens
Max output tokens
4,096 tokens
4,096 tokens
Vision
No
No
Function calling
No
Yes
Streaming
No
No
Release date
N/A
May 2023

Cost calculator

Same requests, input tokens, and output tokens for both columns. Pick the provider row that matches how you buy.

Codellama 70b Instruct
Monthly
$450
Annual
$5.5K
GPT-3.5 Turbo
Monthly
$375
Annual
$4.6K
Save $75/month with GPT-3.5 Turbo

When to pick which

Short takeaways: no cards, just the points. Validate with your own workloads.

  • Long-context tasks

    Use GPT-3.5 Turbo. Its 16K context window handles large codebases and documents better than 4K.

  • High-volume text generation

    Use Codellama 70b Instruct. Output tokens are 33% cheaper, which compounds significantly at scale.

Frequently asked questions

GPT-3.5 Turbo is cheaper on input tokens, while Codellama 70b Instruct is cheaper on output. The best choice depends on your input/output ratio.

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