Claude 3.5 Haiku vs Jamba 1.5 Mini
Claude 3.5 Haiku leads the LLM Stats Score 5.3 to -5.5. Jamba 1.5 Mini is 6.4x cheaper per token.
Anthropic · AI21 Labs · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Claude 3.5 Haiku leads the overall LLM Stats Score 5.3 to -5.5, ranking #287 overall.
In the 2 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Claude 3.5 Haiku wins 2; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
On price, Jamba 1.5 Mini is roughly 6.4x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.
Jamba 1.5 Mini also accepts a larger context window (256,144 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Claude 3.5 Haiku
- overall performance matters — it scores 5.3 and ranks #287 on LLM Stats
- your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 2 exact shared results
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2024
Choose Jamba 1.5 Mini
- cost matters — it's about 6.4x cheaper per token
- you process long inputs — it offers a 256,144 token context window
- you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
9 reported for Claude 3.5 Haiku · 8 for Jamba 1.5 Mini
Claude 3.5 Haiku outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, MMLU-Pro), while Jamba 1.5 Mini is better at 0 benchmarks.
Claude 3.5 Haiku significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, Claude 3.5 Haiku ($0.80/1M tokens) is 4.0x more expensive than Jamba 1.5 Mini ($0.20/1M tokens).
For output processing, Claude 3.5 Haiku ($4.00/1M tokens) is 10.0x more expensive than Jamba 1.5 Mini ($0.40/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Claude 3.5 Haiku is more expensive than Jamba 1.5 Mini.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Jamba 1.5 Mini accepts 256,144 input tokens compared to Claude 3.5 Haiku's 200,000 tokens. Jamba 1.5 Mini can generate longer responses up to 256,144 tokens, while Claude 3.5 Haiku is limited to 200,000 tokens.
License
Usage and distribution terms
Claude 3.5 Haiku is licensed under a proprietary license, while Jamba 1.5 Mini uses Jamba Open Model License.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Proprietary
Closed source
Jamba Open Model License
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Claude 3.5 Haiku was released on 2024-10-22, while Jamba 1.5 Mini was released on 2024-08-22.
Claude 3.5 Haiku is 2 months newer than Jamba 1.5 Mini.
Oct 22, 2024
1.9 years ago
2mo newerAug 22, 2024
2.0 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Jamba 1.5 Mini has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-03-05, while Claude 3.5 Haiku's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Jamba 1.5 Mini's training data extends to 2024-03-05, but cannot make a direct comparison without Claude 3.5 Haiku's cutoff date.
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Mar 2024
Provider Availability
Claude 3.5 Haiku is available from Bedrock, Google, Anthropic. Jamba 1.5 Mini is available from Bedrock, Google.
Claude 3.5 Haiku
Jamba 1.5 Mini
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Claude 3.5 Haiku and Jamba 1.5 Mini side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Claude 3.5 Haiku vs Jamba 1.5 Mini.