Data points: 63
The readout for Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.6 currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 4 to 0.
Evidence depth
63 data points
Includes 0 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 9 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Claude Opus 4.6
The charts below split 9 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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Model compare Claude Opus 4.6 vs GPT-3.5 Turbo Instructclaude-opus-4-6-vs-gpt-3-5-turbo-instruct | Model A Claude Opus 4.6 | Model B GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Verified metric wins | 4 wins | 0 wins |
| Where it leads | Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests | No data |
| Model metadata | Claude Opus 4.6 exposes 1M tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output. | GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct exposes 4.1K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Text output, Structured outputs, JSON mode. |
| Developer | Anthropic | OpenAI |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 4.1K tokens |
| Max output | 128K tokens | 4.1K tokens |
| Released | Apr 2026 | Sep 2023 |
| Modalities | Input TextImageFile Output Text | Input Text Output Text |
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputText outputStructured outputsJSON mode |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | Claude | GPT |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | 2021-09-30 |
| OpenRouter ID | anthropic/claude-opus-4.6-fast | openai/gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct |
| References | No data | No data |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
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Avg. score
Claude Opus 4.6
65.8
Avg. score
GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct
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Claude Opus 4.6
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
No shared professional benchmark scores are available yet.
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Claude Opus 4.6 | GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| No completed audits are available from shared providers yet. | ||
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | Claude Opus 4.6 | GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct |
|---|---|---|
Cuz AI5 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 43 tok/s / 2285ms input / output No data | GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
42公益站0 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
AAAI0 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
AI API0 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
AIGCBAR0 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4.6 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M | GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct speed / latency No data input / output $1.50/M / $2.00/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6-thinking speed / latency No data input / output $9.25/M / $46.23/M | GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct speed / latency No data input / output $0.185/M / $0.370/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 speed / latency No data input / output $0.685/M / $3.42/M | GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct speed / latency No data input / output $0.205/M / $0.411/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 speed / latency No data input / output $0.685/M / $3.42/M | GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct speed / latency No data input / output $0.205/M / $0.274/M |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | Claude Opus 4.6 | GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | Claude Opus 4.6 Claude Opus 4.6 is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests. | GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct does not clearly lead on the verified metrics here, so check provider-specific pricing before choosing. |
TL;DR: Claude Opus 4.6 leads across 63 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
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