Claude 3 Haiku vs Jamba 1.5 Mini
Claude 3 Haiku significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Jamba 1.5 Mini is 2.0x cheaper per token.
Anthropic · AI21 Labs · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
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.
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 benchmark, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Claude 3 Haiku
- you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 4 of 4 shared benchmarks
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.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
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.
Arena Performance
Playground indexes and blind 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
Supported data types and modalities
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
2.4 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.