Jamba 1.5 Large vs Mistral Large 2
A complete head-to-head: pricing, context window, benchmarks, modality coverage, and openness, with a programmatic verdict synthesized from the underlying data.
- PriceMistral Large 2
Mistral Large 2 is roughly 1.3× cheaper on output tokens ($6.00 vs $8.00 per 1M).
- Context windowJamba 1.5 Large
Jamba 1.5 Large accepts 256K tokens vs 128K, 2.0× the room for long documents and codebases.
- BenchmarksTie
No directly comparable public benchmarks are available for both models, check the spec sheets for individual scores.
- ModalitiesTie
Both handle text.
- OpennessTie
Both ship open weights, self-host either one.
It's a genuine coin-flip between Jamba 1.5 Large and Mistral Large 2: 1 category wins each, with the rest tied. Mistral Large 2 is roughly 1.3× cheaper on output tokens ($6.00 vs $8.00 per 1M). Jamba 1.5 Large accepts 256K tokens vs 128K, 2.0× the room for long documents and codebases.
No directly comparable public benchmarks are available for both models, check the spec sheets for individual scores. Both target the same set of modalities (text), so the deciding factors are price, context, and raw quality. Both ship open weights, self-host either one.
Both shipped within roughly a month of each other in 2024, so they share the same generation of training data and tooling. Jamba 1.5 Large is usually picked for long context and rag workloads, while Mistral Large 2 sees more deployments in coding llm and multilingual. If pricing matters more than every last benchmark point, run the numbers in the calculator below before committing.
Side-by-side specs
| Spec | Jamba 1.5 Large | Mistral Large 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | AI21 | Mistral |
| Released | Aug 2024 | Jul 2024 |
| Modalities | text | text |
| Context window | 256K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Max output | , | , |
| Input · 1M | $2.00 / 1M tokens | $2.00 / 1M tokens |
| Output · 1M | $8.00 / 1M tokens | $6.00 / 1M tokens |
| Knowledge cutoff | , | 2024-04 |
| Open weights | Yes (Jamba Open Model License) | Yes (Mistral Research License) |
| API available | Yes | Yes |
Pricing at scale
What you'd actually pay at typical workloads. Numbers come from each model's published per-million-token rates.
- Light usage, 100k in / 50k out per day$18.00 vs $15.00
- Heavy usage, 1M in / 500k out per day$180 vs $150
- RAG workload, 5M in / 200k out per day$348 vs $336
Light usage, 100k in / 50k out per day: $18.00 vs $15.00 per month, model B comes out ahead. Heavy usage, 1M in / 500k out per day: $180 vs $150 per month, model B comes out ahead. RAG workload, 5M in / 200k out per day: $348 vs $336 per month, model B comes out ahead.
Estimated spend for the listed models at your usage. Numbers are derived from each model's published per-million-token rates.
- Jamba 1.5 Large$0.600
- Mistral Large 2$0.500
Benchmarks compared
Only sourced numbers. Where a benchmark is missing for one model we show the available value rather than fabricating the other.
- MMLU,84.0
- HumanEval,92.0
Jamba 1.5 Large fits when…
- 256k context
- Efficient long-context inference
- Open weights
- Long-context tasks, handles 256K tokens vs 128K for Mistral Large 2.
Mistral Large 2 fits when…
- Strong code and math
- EU data residency
- Multilingual
- Cost-sensitive workloads, 1.3× cheaper than Jamba 1.5 Large on output tokens.
Consider Jamba 1.5 Mini
Smaller hybrid SSM-Transformer model, fast and efficient at long contexts.
Frequently asked
Is Jamba 1.5 Large or Mistral Large 2 cheaper?
Mistral Large 2 is cheaper at $6.00 / 1M tokens per million output tokens, vs $8.00 / 1M tokens for Jamba 1.5 Large.Which has the larger context window?
Jamba 1.5 Large accepts 256K tokens vs 128K for Mistral Large 2.Is Jamba 1.5 Large or Mistral Large 2 better for coding?
Both Jamba 1.5 Large and Mistral Large 2 are competitive on coding benchmarks. See each model's individual spec page for HumanEval and SWE-bench scores where published. For an opinionated pick, consult our Best LLM for Coding ranking.Are either of these models open source?
Both ship with open weights. Jamba 1.5 Large is licensed under Jamba Open Model License; Mistral Large 2 under Mistral Research License.When were Jamba 1.5 Large and Mistral Large 2 released?
Jamba 1.5 Large was released by AI21 on 2024-08-22. Mistral Large 2 was released by Mistral on 2024-07-24.
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