Claude 3 Haiku vs Jamba 1.5 Mini
Claude 3 Haiku and Jamba 1.5 Mini are closely matched at -1.3 and -5.5 on the LLM Stats Score. Jamba 1.5 Mini is 2.0x cheaper per token.
Anthropic · AI21 Labs · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Claude 3 Haiku and Jamba 1.5 Mini are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at -1.3 and -5.5.
In the 4 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Claude 3 Haiku wins 4; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
On price, Jamba 1.5 Mini is roughly 2.0x 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 Haiku
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 4 of 4 exact shared results
Choose Jamba 1.5 Mini
- cost matters — it's about 2.0x cheaper per token
- you process long inputs — it offers a 256,144 token context window
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2024
- 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
10 reported for Claude 3 Haiku · 8 for Jamba 1.5 Mini
Claude 3 Haiku outperforms in 4 benchmarks (ARC-C, GPQA, GSM8k, MMLU), while Jamba 1.5 Mini is better at 0 benchmarks.
Claude 3 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 Haiku ($0.25/1M tokens) is 1.3x more expensive than Jamba 1.5 Mini ($0.20/1M tokens).
For output processing, Claude 3 Haiku ($1.25/1M tokens) is 3.1x more expensive than Jamba 1.5 Mini ($0.40/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Claude 3 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 Haiku's 200,000 tokens. Jamba 1.5 Mini can generate longer responses up to 256,144 tokens, while Claude 3 Haiku is limited to 200,000 tokens.
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Claude 3 Haiku supports multimodal inputs, whereas Jamba 1.5 Mini does not.
Claude 3 Haiku can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Claude 3 Haiku
Jamba 1.5 Mini
License
Usage and distribution terms
Claude 3 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 Haiku was released on 2024-03-13, while Jamba 1.5 Mini was released on 2024-08-22.
Jamba 1.5 Mini is 5 months newer than Claude 3 Haiku.
Mar 13, 2024
2.5 years ago
Aug 22, 2024
2.0 years ago
5mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Jamba 1.5 Mini has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-03-05, while Claude 3 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 Haiku's cutoff date.
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Mar 2024
Provider Availability
Claude 3 Haiku is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. Jamba 1.5 Mini is available from Bedrock, Google.
Claude 3 Haiku
Jamba 1.5 Mini
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Claude 3 Haiku and Jamba 1.5 Mini side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Claude 3 Haiku vs Jamba 1.5 Mini.