Model Comparison

Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Jamba 1.5 Large

Claude 3.5 Sonnet significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Jamba 1.5 Large is 1.7x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

4 benchmarks

Claude 3.5 Sonnet outperforms in 4 benchmarks (GPQA, GSM8k, MMLU, MMLU-Pro), while Jamba 1.5 Large is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Jamba 1.5 Large costs less

For input processing, Claude 3.5 Sonnet ($3.00/1M tokens) is 1.5x more expensive than Jamba 1.5 Large ($2.00/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude 3.5 Sonnet ($15.00/1M tokens) is 1.9x more expensive than Jamba 1.5 Large ($8.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude 3.5 Sonnet is more expensive than Jamba 1.5 Large.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
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Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Input tokens$3.00
Output tokens$15.00
Best providerAnthropic
AI21 Labs
Jamba 1.5 Large
Input tokens$2.00
Output tokens$8.00
Best providerAWS Bedrock
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Jamba 1.5 Large accepts 256,000 input tokens compared to Claude 3.5 Sonnet's 200,000 tokens. Jamba 1.5 Large can generate longer responses up to 256,000 tokens, while Claude 3.5 Sonnet is limited to 200,000 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
AI21 Labs
Jamba 1.5 Large
Input256,000 tokens
Output256,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Claude 3.5 Sonnet supports multimodal inputs, whereas Jamba 1.5 Large does not.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Jamba 1.5 Large

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude 3.5 Sonnet is licensed under a proprietary license, while Jamba 1.5 Large uses Jamba Open Model License.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Proprietary

Closed source

Jamba 1.5 Large

Jamba Open Model License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3.5 Sonnet was released on 2024-10-22, while Jamba 1.5 Large was released on 2024-08-22.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet is 2 months newer than Jamba 1.5 Large.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Oct 22, 2024

1.5 years ago

2mo newer
Jamba 1.5 Large

Aug 22, 2024

1.6 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Jamba 1.5 Large has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-03-05, while Claude 3.5 Sonnet's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Jamba 1.5 Large's training data extends to 2024-03-05, but cannot make a direct comparison without Claude 3.5 Sonnet's cutoff date.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

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Jamba 1.5 Large

Mar 2024

Provider Availability

Claude 3.5 Sonnet is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. Jamba 1.5 Large is available from Bedrock, Google.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M
bedrock logo
AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M
google logo
Google
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M

Jamba 1.5 Large

bedrock logo
AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $2.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $8.00/1M
google logo
Google
Input Price:Input: $2.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $8.00/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher GPQA score (67.2% vs 36.9%)
Higher GSM8k score (96.4% vs 87.0%)
Higher MMLU score (90.4% vs 81.2%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (77.6% vs 53.5%)
AI21 Labs
Larger context window (256,000 tokens)
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
AI21 Labs
Jamba 1.5 Large

FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Jamba 1.5 Large

Claude 3.5 Sonnet significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude 3.5 Sonnet is made by Anthropic and Jamba 1.5 Large is made by AI21 Labs. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet scores GSM8k: 96.4%, DocVQA: 95.2%, AI2D: 94.7%, HumanEval: 93.7%, BIG-Bench Hard: 93.1%. Jamba 1.5 Large scores ARC-C: 93.0%, GSM8k: 87.0%, MMLU: 81.2%, Arena Hard: 65.4%, TruthfulQA: 58.3%.
Jamba 1.5 Large is 1.5x cheaper for input tokens. Claude 3.5 Sonnet costs $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output via anthropic. Jamba 1.5 Large costs $2.00/M input and $8.00/M output via bedrock.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet supports 200K tokens and Jamba 1.5 Large supports 256K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (200K vs 256K), input pricing ($3.00 vs $2.00/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Jamba Open Model License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet is developed by Anthropic and Jamba 1.5 Large is developed by AI21 Labs.