mixtral-8x22b-instruct vs gpt-3.5-turbo-16k
Input price
$2.00
$3.00
Output price
$6.00
$4.00
Context window
66K
16K
Throughput
137 tok/s
167 tok/s
Availability
100.0%
97.4%
Cost / task
$0.007
$0.008
Efficiency score
86
86
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
MIXTRAL-8X22B-
GPT-3.5-TURBO-
Chat assistant
$1,320
$1,380
RAG / long context
$2,940
$3,960
Agent / tool use
$3,600
$3,600
Efficiency score: mixtral-8x22b-instruct
Across price, speed and reliability, mixtral-8x22b-instruct offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.
Figures are illustrative demo data, not financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
Is mixtral-8x22b-instruct or gpt-3.5-turbo-16k cheaper?+
mixtral-8x22b-instruct has the lower input price — $2.00 vs $3.00 per 1M tokens — so for most blended workloads it is the more cost-effective of the two. Figures are illustrative demo data.
Which should I choose, mixtral-8x22b-instruct or gpt-3.5-turbo-16k?+
Across price, speed and reliability, mixtral-8x22b-instruct offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.