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Jamba 1.5 Mini vs LFM2.5-VL-3B

Comparing Jamba 1.5 Mini and LFM2.5-VL-3B across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

AI21 Labs · Liquid AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Jamba 1.5 Mini and LFM2.5-VL-3B trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.

Based on current benchmark, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Jamba 1.5 Mini

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.20/M input and $0.40/M output

Choose LFM2.5-VL-3B

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Jamba 1.5 Mini
AI21 Labs
LFM2.5-VL-3B
Liquid AI
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.20 / M
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Output price
$0.40 / M
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Context window
256,144
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Released
Aug 2024
Aug 2026
License
Jamba Open Model License
LFM Open License v1.0

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Jamba 1.5 Mini and LFM2.5-VL-3Bdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Playground indexes and blind preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

48.9B diff

Jamba 1.5 Mini has 48.9B more parameters than LFM2.5-VL-3B, making it 1564.8% larger.

AI21 Labs
Jamba 1.5 Mini
52.0Bparameters
Liquid AI
LFM2.5-VL-3B
3.1Bparameters
52.0B
Jamba 1.5 Mini
3.1B
LFM2.5-VL-3B

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).

AI21 Labs
Jamba 1.5 Mini
Input256,144 tokens
Output256,144 tokens
Liquid AI
LFM2.5-VL-3B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mon Aug 24 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

LFM2.5-VL-3B supports multimodal inputs, whereas Jamba 1.5 Mini does not.

LFM2.5-VL-3B can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Jamba 1.5 Mini

Text
Images
Audio
Video

LFM2.5-VL-3B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Jamba 1.5 Mini is licensed under Jamba Open Model License, while LFM2.5-VL-3B uses LFM Open License v1.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Jamba 1.5 Mini

Jamba Open Model License

Open weights

LFM2.5-VL-3B

LFM Open License v1.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Jamba 1.5 Mini was released on 2024-08-22, while LFM2.5-VL-3B was released on 2026-08-12.

LFM2.5-VL-3B is 24 months newer than Jamba 1.5 Mini.

Jamba 1.5 Mini

Aug 22, 2024

2.0 years ago

LFM2.5-VL-3B

Aug 12, 2026

1 weeks ago

2.0yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Jamba 1.5 Mini has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-03-05, while LFM2.5-VL-3B'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 LFM2.5-VL-3B's cutoff date.

Jamba 1.5 Mini

Mar 2024

LFM2.5-VL-3B

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Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Jamba 1.5 Mini and LFM2.5-VL-3B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Jamba 1.5 Mini
✓ Preferred
LFM2.5-VL-3B
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FAQ

Common questions about Jamba 1.5 Mini vs LFM2.5-VL-3B.

Which is better, Jamba 1.5 Mini or LFM2.5-VL-3B?

Jamba 1.5 Mini (AI21 Labs) and LFM2.5-VL-3B (Liquid AI) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does Jamba 1.5 Mini compare to LFM2.5-VL-3B in benchmarks?

Jamba 1.5 Mini scores ARC-C: 85.7%, GSM8k: 75.8%, MMLU: 69.7%, TruthfulQA: 54.1%, Arena Hard: 46.1%. LFM2.5-VL-3B scores DocVQA: 91.1%, POPE: 88.7%, RefCOCO-avg: 87.9%, TextVQA: 84.3%, OCRBench: 84.2%.

What are the context window sizes for Jamba 1.5 Mini and LFM2.5-VL-3B?

Jamba 1.5 Mini supports 256K tokens and LFM2.5-VL-3B supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Jamba 1.5 Mini and LFM2.5-VL-3B?

Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (Jamba Open Model License vs LFM Open License v1.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Jamba 1.5 Mini and LFM2.5-VL-3B?

Jamba 1.5 Mini is developed by AI21 Labs and LFM2.5-VL-3B is developed by Liquid AI.

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