Model Comparison

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs Jamba 1.5 Mini

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is 2.0x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, MMLU-Pro), while Jamba 1.5 Mini is better at 0 benchmarks.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B costs less

For input processing, Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B ($0.07/1M tokens) is 2.9x cheaper than Jamba 1.5 Mini ($0.20/1M tokens).

For output processing, Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B ($0.30/1M tokens) is 1.3x cheaper than Jamba 1.5 Mini ($0.40/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Jamba 1.5 Mini is more expensive than Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
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Google
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
Input tokens$0.07
Output tokens$0.30
Best providerGoogle
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

44.0B diff

Jamba 1.5 Mini has 44.0B more parameters than Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B, making it 550.0% larger.

Google
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
8.0Bparameters
AI21 Labs
Jamba 1.5 Mini
52.0Bparameters
8.0B
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
52.0B
Jamba 1.5 Mini

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to Jamba 1.5 Mini's 256,144 tokens. Jamba 1.5 Mini can generate longer responses up to 256,144 tokens, while Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is limited to 8,192 tokens.

Google
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
AI21 Labs
Jamba 1.5 Mini
Input256,144 tokens
Output256,144 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B supports multimodal inputs, whereas Jamba 1.5 Mini does not.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Jamba 1.5 Mini

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B 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.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Proprietary

Closed source

Jamba 1.5 Mini

Jamba Open Model License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B was released on 2024-03-15, while Jamba 1.5 Mini was released on 2024-08-22.

Jamba 1.5 Mini is 5 months newer than Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Mar 15, 2024

2.1 years ago

Jamba 1.5 Mini

Aug 22, 2024

1.6 years ago

5mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B has a knowledge cutoff of 2024-10-01, while Jamba 1.5 Mini has a cutoff of 2024-03-05.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B has more recent training data (up to 2024-10-01), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Jamba 1.5 Mini (2024-03-05).

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Oct 2024

7 mo newer
Jamba 1.5 Mini

Mar 2024

Provider Availability

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is available from Google. Jamba 1.5 Mini is available from Bedrock, Google.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

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Google
Input Price:Input: $0.07/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.30/1M

Jamba 1.5 Mini

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AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $0.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.40/1M
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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

Google
Larger context window (1,048,576 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Higher GPQA score (38.4% vs 32.3%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (58.7% vs 42.5%)
AI21 Labs
Has open weights
GoogleGemini 1.5 Flash 8B
AI21 LabsJamba 1.5 Mini
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Detailed Comparison

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Feature
Google
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
AI21 Labs
Jamba 1.5 Mini

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs Jamba 1.5 Mini

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is made by Google 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.
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B scores XSTest: 92.6%, FLEURS: 86.4%, Natural2Code: 75.5%, WMT23: 72.6%, Video-MME: 66.2%. Jamba 1.5 Mini scores ARC-C: 85.7%, GSM8k: 75.8%, MMLU: 69.7%, TruthfulQA: 54.1%, Arena Hard: 46.1%.
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is 2.9x cheaper for input tokens. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B costs $0.07/M input and $0.30/M output via google. Jamba 1.5 Mini costs $0.20/M input and $0.40/M output via bedrock.
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B supports 1.0M 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 context window (1.0M vs 256K), input pricing ($0.07 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.
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is developed by Google and Jamba 1.5 Mini is developed by AI21 Labs.