Data points: 63
Model compare
The readout for GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct and GPT-5.1, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: GPT-5.1. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
GPT-5.1
GPT-5.1 has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 0 to 100.
Evidence depth
63 data points
Includes 0 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 7 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with GPT-5.1
The charts below split 7 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct and GPT-5.1: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct | GPT-5.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Weighted overall score | 0.0 pts | 100.0 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 0 categories | 0 categories |
| Operational advantages | No data | Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage |
| Context window | 4.1K tokens | 400K tokens |
| Max output | 4.1K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Modalities | Input Text Output Text | Input Image |
The overall result weights benchmark capability categories at 80% and price, API speed/latency, and availability at 20%. Recent test volume does not affect the winner, and missing benchmark categories are excluded.
| Model compare | GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct | GPT-5.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Released | Sep 2023 | Nov 2025 |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | GPT | GPT |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2021-09-30 | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | openai/gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct | openai/gpt-5.1 |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct and GPT-5.1: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct
GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct does not clearly lead in the benchmark or operational dimensions shared by both models.
GPT-5.1
GPT-5.1 has these operational advantages: Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage.
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
Compare benchmark category scores on a 0-100 scale. Select a category to inspect the gap.
Avg. score
GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct
-
Avg. score
GPT-5.1
52
GPT-5.1
GPT-5.1
GPT-5.1
GPT-5.1
GPT-5.1
No data
No data
GPT-5.1
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 | GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct | GPT-5.1 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct | GPT-5.1 |
|---|---|---|
5 tests | GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5.1 speed / latency 96 tok/s / 1862ms input / output No data |
0 tests | GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5.1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5.1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5.1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5.1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct speed / latency No data input / output $0/request | GPT-5.1 gpt-5.1-all speed / latency No data input / output $0/request | |
GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct speed / latency No data input / output $0.062/M/$0.082/M | GPT-5.1 gpt-5.1-2025-11-13 speed / latency No data input / output $0.771/M |
Weighted outcome: GPT-5.1. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Output
| Features | Text inputText outputStructured outputsJSON mode | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
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