Technical Specifications of gpt-3-5-turbo
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Model ID | gpt-3-5-turbo |
| Provider | OpenAI |
| Context Length | 4096 tokens |
| Tool Calling | Supported |
| Model Type | Chat / text generation |
| Speed Profile | High-speed GPT-3.5 series |
What is gpt-3-5-turbo?
gpt-3-5-turbo is an artificial intelligence model provided by OpenAI. It belongs to the official high-speed GPT-3.5 series and is designed for efficient conversational AI and text generation tasks. On CometAPI, gpt-3-5-turbo is the platform model identifier used to access this model.
This model supports tool calling, making it suitable for workflows that require the model to interact with external functions or structured tools during inference. It also supports a maximum context length of 4096 tokens, which is appropriate for short-to-medium multi-turn conversations, lightweight assistants, summarization, classification, extraction, and general-purpose application logic.
Main features of gpt-3-5-turbo
- Official OpenAI model: Provided by OpenAI and exposed on CometAPI using the model ID
gpt-3-5-turbo. - High-speed generation: Optimized for fast response times, making it useful for real-time chat, lightweight assistants, and interactive applications.
- Tool calling support: Supports
tools_call, enabling integration with external tools, functions, and structured application workflows. - 4096-token context window: Can process up to 4096 tokens of context, suitable for concise prompts and short multi-turn exchanges.
- General-purpose usability: Works well for chat, drafting, rewriting, summarization, extraction, tagging, and other common NLP tasks.
- Simple API adoption: Easy to integrate through standard OpenAI-compatible chat completion patterns on CometAPI.
How to access and integrate gpt-3-5-turbo
Step 1: Sign Up for API Key
First, create a CometAPI account and generate your API key from the dashboard. After obtaining the key, store it securely and use it to authenticate every API request.
Step 2: Send Requests to gpt-3-5-turbo API
Use the OpenAI-compatible API format and specify gpt-3-5-turbo as the model value in your request.
curl https://api.cometapi.com/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $COMETAPI_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"model": "gpt-3-5-turbo",
"messages": [
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Write a short introduction to tool calling."
}
]
}'
Step 3: Retrieve and Verify Results
After sending the request, parse the response JSON and read the generated content from the returned choices. Verify that the response matches your application requirements, and if you use tool-enabled workflows, confirm that any tool call outputs are handled correctly in your integration logic.