Is DeepSeek Chat or GPT-3.5-turbo cheaper?

DeepSeek Chat is cheaper on output tokens ($0.28 vs $1.50 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, DeepSeek Chat or GPT-3.5-turbo?

DeepSeek Chat has the larger context window (1M tokens).

DeepSeek Chat vs GPT-3.5-turbo

DeepSeek Chat is cheaper on output tokens, while DeepSeek Chat offers a larger context window. Choose DeepSeek Chat or GPT-3.5-turbo based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	DeepSeek Chat	GPT-3.5-turbo
Provider	OrcaRouter	OrcaRouter
Input / 1M tokens	$0.14	$0.50
Output / 1M tokens	$0.28	$1.50
Context window	1M	16K
Parameters	—	20B
Open weights	Yes	No
Released	Dec 2025	Mar 2023

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FAQ

Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.