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GPT 3.5 Turbo Instruct vs Grok 4.5

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OpenAIGPT 3.5 Turbo Instruct

Instruction-following variant of GPT-3.5 for completion-style tasks.

4K ctx$1.50/$2.00 per M
xAIGrok 4.5

xAI's Opus-class flagship for frontier coding, agentic tool use, and knowledge work.

89500K ctx$2.00/$6.00 per M#6/92
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OpenAIGPT 3.5 Turbo Instruct
CodingInsufficient data
AgenticInsufficient data
ReasoningInsufficient data
MathInsufficient data
Sources:Epoch AI·OpenRouter· as of 2026-07-10
Cheaper
Capability
Capability—
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science—Factual Recall—
Math
Competition Math—
Agentic
Terminal Tasks—Task Horizon1min
xAIGrok 4.5
Reasoning
CI 86.2-90.3
CodingInsufficient data
Sources:Epoch ECI·Epoch AI·Provider·OpenRouter· as of 2026-07-10
Capability
CapabilityECI88.5
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science93.4%Factual Recall53.5%
Math
Competition Math97.8%
Agentic
Terminal Tasks83.3%Task Horizon—
Specs
OpenAIGPT 3.5 Turbo Instruct
4K
Context
4K
Max output
Sep 2023
Released
xAIGrok 4.5
500K
Context
16K
Max output
Jul 2026
Released
Capabilities
OpenAIGPT 3.5 Turbo Instruct
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
xAIGrok 4.5
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
Pricing
OpenAIGPT 3.5 Turbo Instruct
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input$1.50/M tokens
Output$2.00/M tokens
xAIGrok 4.5
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input$2.00/M tokens
Output$6.00/M tokens
Cache read$0.50/M tokens
Web search$0.005/search
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Frequently Asked Questions: GPT 3.5 Turbo Instruct vs Grok 4.5▼

Which is better, GPT 3.5 Turbo Instruct or Grok 4.5?

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Both GPT 3.5 Turbo Instruct and Grok 4.5 are capable AI models. The best choice depends on your specific use case: consider pricing, context window, speed, and which capabilities (vision, reasoning, audio) you need.

Which is cheaper, GPT 3.5 Turbo Instruct or Grok 4.5?

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GPT 3.5 Turbo Instruct has a lower blended cost. GPT 3.5 Turbo Instruct: $1.50 input / $2.00 output. Grok 4.5: $2.00 input / $6.00 output.

Which has a larger context window, GPT 3.5 Turbo Instruct or Grok 4.5?

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Grok 4.5 has a larger context window: GPT 3.5 Turbo Instruct supports 4K tokens vs Grok 4.5 at 500K tokens.

Do both GPT 3.5 Turbo Instruct and Grok 4.5 support vision?

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Grok 4.5 supports vision/image input, but GPT 3.5 Turbo Instruct does not.

What are the key differences between GPT 3.5 Turbo Instruct and Grok 4.5?

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Key differences: only Grok 4.5 supports vision input; only Grok 4.5 offers extended reasoning mode. Compare full specs on this page.

Which model should I choose for my use case?

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If cost is your priority, choose the cheaper option. If you need the highest intelligence for complex tasks, pick the higher-scoring model. For long documents or codebases, choose the larger context window. You can try both GPT 3.5 Turbo Instruct and Grok 4.5 for free on idapt.app to see which performs better for your specific needs.

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