Jamba 1.5 Mini 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.
- PriceJamba 1.5 Mini
Jamba 1.5 Mini is roughly 15.0× cheaper on output tokens ($0.40 vs $6.00 per 1M).
- Context windowJamba 1.5 Mini
Jamba 1.5 Mini 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.
On balance Jamba 1.5 Mini edges ahead, winning 2 of 5 categories against Mistral Large 2's 0. Jamba 1.5 Mini is roughly 15.0× cheaper on output tokens ($0.40 vs $6.00 per 1M). Jamba 1.5 Mini 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 Mini is usually picked for long context and summarization 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 Mini | Mistral Large 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | AI21 | Mistral |
| Released | Aug 2024 | Jul 2024 |
| Modalities | text | text |
| Context window | 256K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Max output | , | , |
| Input · 1M | $0.20 / 1M tokens | $2.00 / 1M tokens |
| Output · 1M | $0.40 / 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$1.20 vs $15.00
- Heavy usage, 1M in / 500k out per day$12.00 vs $150
- RAG workload, 5M in / 200k out per day$32.40 vs $336
Light usage, 100k in / 50k out per day: $1.20 vs $15.00 per month, model A comes out ahead. Heavy usage, 1M in / 500k out per day: $12.00 vs $150 per month, model A comes out ahead. RAG workload, 5M in / 200k out per day: $32.40 vs $336 per month, model A 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 Mini$0.040
- 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 Mini fits when…
- 256k context at small-model price
- Hybrid SSM-Transformer is efficient on long inputs
- Open weights for self-hosting
- Cost-sensitive workloads, 15.0× cheaper than Mistral Large 2 on output tokens.
- 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
Consider Jamba 1.5 Large
AI21's hybrid SSM-Transformer with a 256k context window, strong on long-doc tasks.
Frequently asked
Is Jamba 1.5 Mini or Mistral Large 2 cheaper?
Jamba 1.5 Mini is cheaper at $0.40 / 1M tokens per million output tokens, vs $6.00 / 1M tokens for Mistral Large 2.Which has the larger context window?
Jamba 1.5 Mini accepts 256K tokens vs 128K for Mistral Large 2.Is Jamba 1.5 Mini or Mistral Large 2 better for coding?
Both Jamba 1.5 Mini 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 Mini is licensed under Jamba Open Model License; Mistral Large 2 under Mistral Research License.When were Jamba 1.5 Mini and Mistral Large 2 released?
Jamba 1.5 Mini was released by AI21 on 2024-08-22. Mistral Large 2 was released by Mistral on 2024-07-24.
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