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GPT-3.5 Turbo vs Nous Hermes 2 Mixtral 8x7b Dpo

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.

OpenAI

Model

GPT-3.5 Turbo

Tool calling

Best $0.500 in · $1.50 out

Context window 16K

Pricing
Mistral AI

Model

Nous Hermes 2 Mixtral 8x7b Dpo

Best $0.500 in · $0.500 out

Context window 33K

Pricing

Nous Hermes 2 Mixtral 8x7b Dpo is cheaper across the board — 0% cheaper on input and 66% cheaper on output.

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.

ProviderGPT-3.5 Turbo inGPT-3.5 Turbo outNous Hermes 2 Mixtral 8x7b Dpo inNous Hermes 2 Mixtral 8x7b Dpo out
Azure$0.500$1.50N/AN/A
Fireworks AIN/AN/A$0.500$0.500
Github CopilotN/AN/AN/AN/A
OpenAI$0.500$1.50N/AN/A
Openrouter$1.50$2.00N/AN/A
Text Completion Openai$1.50$2.00N/AN/A
Vercel Ai Gateway$0.500$1.50N/AN/A

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 · OpenAI · Mistral AI

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.

OpenAI · 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).

Mistral AI · 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
GPT-3.5 Turbo
Nous Hermes 2 Mixtral 8x7b Dpo
Context window
16,385 tokens
32,768 tokens
Max output tokens
4,096 tokens
32,768 tokens
Vision
No
No
Function calling
Yes
No
Streaming
No
No
Release date
May 2023
N/A

Cost calculator

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

GPT-3.5 Turbo
Monthly
$375
Annual
$4.6K
Nous Hermes 2 Mixtral 8x7b Dpo
Monthly
$225
Annual
$2.7K
Save $150/month with Nous Hermes 2 Mixtral 8x7b Dpo

When to pick which

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

  • Long-context tasks

    Use Nous Hermes 2 Mixtral 8x7b Dpo. Its 32K context window handles large codebases and documents better than 16K.

  • High-volume text generation

    Use Nous Hermes 2 Mixtral 8x7b Dpo. Output tokens are 66% cheaper, which compounds significantly at scale.

  • Long output (reports, code files)

    Use Nous Hermes 2 Mixtral 8x7b Dpo. Its 32K max output limit reduces the need to split requests.

Frequently asked questions

Nous Hermes 2 Mixtral 8x7b Dpo is cheaper on both input and output tokens.

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