Model Comparison

DeepSeek VL2 Small vs Jamba 1.5 Mini

Comparing DeepSeek VL2 Small and Jamba 1.5 Mini across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

DeepSeek VL2 Small and Jamba 1.5 Mini don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers
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DeepSeek
DeepSeek VL2 Small
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
AI21 Labs
Jamba 1.5 Mini
Input tokens$0.20
Output tokens$0.40
Best providerAWS Bedrock
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

36.0B diff

Jamba 1.5 Mini has 36.0B more parameters than DeepSeek VL2 Small, making it 225.0% larger.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek VL2 Small
16.0Bparameters
AI21 Labs
Jamba 1.5 Mini
52.0Bparameters
16.0B
DeepSeek VL2 Small
52.0B
Jamba 1.5 Mini

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Jamba 1.5 Mini specifies input context (256,144 tokens). Only Jamba 1.5 Mini specifies output context (256,144 tokens).

DeepSeek
DeepSeek VL2 Small
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
AI21 Labs
Jamba 1.5 Mini
Input256,144 tokens
Output256,144 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

DeepSeek VL2 Small supports multimodal inputs, whereas Jamba 1.5 Mini does not.

DeepSeek VL2 Small can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

DeepSeek VL2 Small

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Jamba 1.5 Mini

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek VL2 Small is licensed under deepseek, 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.

DeepSeek VL2 Small

deepseek

Open weights

Jamba 1.5 Mini

Jamba Open Model License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek VL2 Small was released on 2024-12-13, while Jamba 1.5 Mini was released on 2024-08-22.

DeepSeek VL2 Small is 4 months newer than Jamba 1.5 Mini.

DeepSeek VL2 Small

Dec 13, 2024

1.3 years ago

3mo newer
Jamba 1.5 Mini

Aug 22, 2024

1.7 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Jamba 1.5 Mini has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-03-05, while DeepSeek VL2 Small'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 DeepSeek VL2 Small's cutoff date.

DeepSeek VL2 Small

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Jamba 1.5 Mini

Mar 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

DeepSeek
Supports multimodal inputs
AI21 Labs
Larger context window (256,144 tokens)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
DeepSeek
DeepSeek VL2 Small
AI21 Labs
Jamba 1.5 Mini

FAQ

Common questions about DeepSeek VL2 Small vs Jamba 1.5 Mini

DeepSeek VL2 Small (DeepSeek) and Jamba 1.5 Mini (AI21 Labs) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.
DeepSeek VL2 Small scores DocVQA: 92.3%, ChartQA: 84.5%, OCRBench: 83.4%, TextVQA: 83.4%, MMBench: 80.3%. Jamba 1.5 Mini scores ARC-C: 85.7%, GSM8k: 75.8%, MMLU: 69.7%, TruthfulQA: 54.1%, Arena Hard: 46.1%.
DeepSeek VL2 Small supports an unknown number of 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.
Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (deepseek vs Jamba Open Model License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
DeepSeek VL2 Small is developed by DeepSeek and Jamba 1.5 Mini is developed by AI21 Labs.