An attempt to recreate Claude-style verbosity, but don't expect the same level of coherence or memory. Meant for use in roleplay/narrative situations.
Model details →Mancer: Weaver (alpha) vs OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct
Mancer: Weaver (alpha) wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
This model is a variant of GPT-3.5 Turbo tuned for instructional prompts and omitting chat-related optimizations. Training data: up to Sep 2021.
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Mancer: Weaver (alpha) | OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 8K | 4K | 🏆 Mancer: Weaver (alpha) |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.75 | $1.50 | 🏆 Mancer: Weaver (alpha) |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $1.00 | $2.00 | 🏆 Mancer: Weaver (alpha) |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | — | — | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | — | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | — | — | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mancer: Weaver (alpha) better than OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct?
Mancer: Weaver (alpha) wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Mancer: Weaver (alpha) and OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct?
Input: $0.75 vs $1.50 per 1M tokens. Output: $1.00 vs $2.00 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Mancer: Weaver (alpha) and OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct support?
Mancer: Weaver (alpha) supports up to 8K tokens. OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct supports up to 4K tokens.
Do both Mancer: Weaver (alpha) and OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct support tool calling?
Mancer: Weaver (alpha): not advertised. OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct: not advertised.