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Claude Haiku 4.5 vs Jamba 1.5 MiniWhich is better in 2026?

Claude Haiku 4.5 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Jamba 1.5 Mini is 8.0x cheaper per token.

Verdict: Claude Haiku 4.5 vs Jamba 1.5 Mini — which is better?

Claude Haiku 4.5 (by Anthropic) and Jamba 1.5 Mini (by AI21 Labs) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

Claude Haiku 4.5 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Jamba 1.5 Mini is better at 0 benchmarks. Claude Haiku 4.5 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

On price, Jamba 1.5 Mini is roughly 8.0x 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.

Choose Claude Haiku 4.5 if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 1 of 1 shared benchmarks
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2025

Choose Jamba 1.5 Mini if…

  • cost matters — it's about 8.0x 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

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Claude Haiku 4.5 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Jamba 1.5 Mini is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude Haiku 4.5 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Jamba 1.5 Mini costs less

For input processing, Claude Haiku 4.5 ($1.00/1M tokens) is 5.0x more expensive than Jamba 1.5 Mini ($0.20/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Haiku 4.5 ($5.00/1M tokens) is 12.5x more expensive than Jamba 1.5 Mini ($0.40/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Haiku 4.5 is more expensive than Jamba 1.5 Mini.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
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Anthropic
Claude Haiku 4.5
Input tokens$1.00
Output tokens$5.00
Best providerAnthropic
AI21 Labs
Jamba 1.5 Mini
Input tokens$0.20
Output tokens$0.40
Best providerAWS Bedrock
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Jamba 1.5 Mini accepts 256,144 input tokens compared to Claude Haiku 4.5's 200,000 tokens. Jamba 1.5 Mini can generate longer responses up to 256,144 tokens, while Claude Haiku 4.5 is limited to 64,000 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude Haiku 4.5
Input200,000 tokens
Output64,000 tokens
AI21 Labs
Jamba 1.5 Mini
Input256,144 tokens
Output256,144 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Claude Haiku 4.5 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Jamba 1.5 Mini does not.

Claude Haiku 4.5 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude Haiku 4.5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Jamba 1.5 Mini

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Haiku 4.5 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.

Claude Haiku 4.5

Proprietary

Closed source

Jamba 1.5 Mini

Jamba Open Model License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Haiku 4.5 was released on 2025-10-15, while Jamba 1.5 Mini was released on 2024-08-22.

Claude Haiku 4.5 is 14 months newer than Jamba 1.5 Mini.

Claude Haiku 4.5

Oct 15, 2025

9 months ago

1.1yr newer
Jamba 1.5 Mini

Aug 22, 2024

2.0 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Claude Haiku 4.5 has a knowledge cutoff of 2025-02-01, while Jamba 1.5 Mini has a cutoff of 2024-03-05.

Claude Haiku 4.5 has more recent training data (up to 2025-02-01), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Jamba 1.5 Mini (2024-03-05).

Claude Haiku 4.5

Feb 2025

11 mo newer
Jamba 1.5 Mini

Mar 2024

Provider Availability

Claude Haiku 4.5 is available from Anthropic, Vertex AI. Jamba 1.5 Mini is available from Bedrock, Google.

Claude Haiku 4.5

anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $1.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $5.00/1M
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Unknown Organization
Input Price:Input: $1.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $5.00/1M

Jamba 1.5 Mini

bedrock logo
AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $0.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.40/1M
google logo
Google
Input Price:Input: $0.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.40/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher GPQA score (73.0% vs 32.3%)
AI21 Labs
Larger context window (256,144 tokens)
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

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Run your own prompts against Claude Haiku 4.5 and Jamba 1.5 Mini side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude Haiku 4.5
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Claude Haiku 4.5
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Jamba 1.5 Mini

FAQ

Common questions about Claude Haiku 4.5 vs Jamba 1.5 Mini.

Which is better, Claude Haiku 4.5 or Jamba 1.5 Mini?

Claude Haiku 4.5 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude Haiku 4.5 is made by Anthropic and Jamba 1.5 Mini is made by AI21 Labs. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Claude Haiku 4.5 compare to Jamba 1.5 Mini in benchmarks?

Claude Haiku 4.5 scores Tau2 Retail: 83.2%, MMMLU: 83.0%, Tau2 Telecom: 83.0%, AIME 2025: 80.7%, SWE-Bench Verified: 73.3%. Jamba 1.5 Mini scores ARC-C: 85.7%, GSM8k: 75.8%, MMLU: 69.7%, TruthfulQA: 54.1%, Arena Hard: 46.1%.

Is Claude Haiku 4.5 cheaper than Jamba 1.5 Mini?

Jamba 1.5 Mini is 5.0x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Haiku 4.5 costs $1.00/M input and $5.00/M output via anthropic. Jamba 1.5 Mini costs $0.20/M input and $0.40/M output via bedrock.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Haiku 4.5 and Jamba 1.5 Mini?

Claude Haiku 4.5 supports 200K tokens and Jamba 1.5 Mini supports 256K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Claude Haiku 4.5 and Jamba 1.5 Mini?

Key differences include context window (200K vs 256K), input pricing ($1.00 vs $0.20/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Jamba Open Model License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Haiku 4.5 and Jamba 1.5 Mini?

Claude Haiku 4.5 is developed by Anthropic and Jamba 1.5 Mini is developed by AI21 Labs.

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