GPT-3.5 Turbo vs GPT 5.2
GPT-3.5 Turbo vs GPT 5.2: GPT-3.5 Turbo is cheaper by 89% on average. GPT-3.5 Turbo from OpenAI (16,385-token context, tool calls) vs. GPT 5.2 from Azure OpenAI (272,000-token context, reasoning, tool calls). Use Agent Command Center to A/B both in shadow mode and pick the winner per workload.
Side-by-side cost
Live workload comparison
Same workload run through both models. The cheaper one is highlighted.
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At this workload, GPT-3.5 Turbo is 81% cheaper than GPT 5.2 — a savings of $1,332/month ($15,980/year).
Production recipe — Agent Command Center
strategy: cost-optimized
primary:
model: gpt-3-5-turbo
provider: openai
fallback:
model: gpt-5-2
provider: azure-openai
shadow: { sample_rate: 0.05 } # mirror 5% of traffic to compare quality live| GPT-3.5 Turbo | GPT 5.2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.500/M | $1.75/M |
| Output price | $1.50/M | $14.00/M |
| Context window | 16,385 | 272,000 |
| Max output | 4,096 | 128,000 |
| Function calling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Vision | — | ✓ |
| Audio input | — | — |
| Reasoning | — | ✓ |
| Prompt caching | ✓ | ✓ |
| Structured output | — | ✓ |
| Pricing verified | May 12, 2026 | May 12, 2026 |
Benchmark comparison
Side-by-side public benchmark scores. Greener bar = winner.