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Jamba 1.5 Mini vs LFM3-VL-2B

LFM3-VL-2B leads the LLM Stats Score 15.5 to -6.2.

AI21 Labs · Liquid AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

LFM3-VL-2B leads the overall LLM Stats Score 15.5 to -6.2, ranking #265 overall.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, 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 LFM3-VL-2B

  • overall performance matters — it scores 15.5 and ranks #265 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Jamba 1.5 Mini
AI21 Labs
LFM3-VL-2B
Liquid AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
-6.2
#399
15.5
#265
Reasoning
-6.1
#389
16.2
#252
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.20 / M
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Output price
$0.40 / M
— / M
Context window
256,144
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Jamba 1.5 Mini
LFM3-VL-2B
Math
-4.1#339
19.0#187
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

8 reported for Jamba 1.5 Mini · 41 for LFM3-VL-2B

No common benchmarks found

Jamba 1.5 Mini and LFM3-VL-2Bdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

50.1B diff

Jamba 1.5 Mini has 50.1B more parameters than LFM3-VL-2B, making it 2608.3% larger.

AI21 Labs
Jamba 1.5 Mini
52.0Bparameters
Liquid AI
LFM3-VL-2B
1.9Bparameters
52.0B
Jamba 1.5 Mini
1.9B
LFM3-VL-2B

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
LFM3-VL-2B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mon Nov 02 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

LFM3-VL-2B supports multimodal inputs, whereas Jamba 1.5 Mini does not.

LFM3-VL-2B 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

LFM3-VL-2B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Jamba 1.5 Mini is licensed under Jamba Open Model License, while LFM3-VL-2B 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

LFM3-VL-2B

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 LFM3-VL-2B was released on 2026-10-27.

LFM3-VL-2B is 27 months newer than Jamba 1.5 Mini.

Jamba 1.5 Mini

Aug 22, 2024

2.2 years ago

LFM3-VL-2B

Oct 27, 2026

6 days ago

2.2yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Jamba 1.5 Mini has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-03-05, while LFM3-VL-2B'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 LFM3-VL-2B's cutoff date.

Jamba 1.5 Mini

Mar 2024

LFM3-VL-2B

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Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Jamba 1.5 Mini and LFM3-VL-2B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Jamba 1.5 Mini
✓ Preferred
LFM3-VL-2B
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FAQ

Common questions about Jamba 1.5 Mini vs LFM3-VL-2B.

Which is better, Jamba 1.5 Mini or LFM3-VL-2B?

LFM3-VL-2B leads the LLM Stats Score 15.5 to -6.2. Jamba 1.5 Mini is made by AI21 Labs and LFM3-VL-2B is made by Liquid AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Jamba 1.5 Mini compare to LFM3-VL-2B in benchmarks?

Jamba 1.5 Mini scores ARC-C: 85.7%, GSM8k: 75.8%, MMLU: 69.7%, TruthfulQA: 54.1%, Arena Hard: 46.1%. LFM3-VL-2B scores DocVQA: 96.7%, CountBench: 93.0%, ChartQA: 92.7%, RefCOCO-avg: 90.5%, POPE: 88.7%.

What are the context window sizes for Jamba 1.5 Mini and LFM3-VL-2B?

Jamba 1.5 Mini supports 256K tokens and LFM3-VL-2B 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 LFM3-VL-2B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-6.2 vs 15.5), 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 LFM3-VL-2B?

Jamba 1.5 Mini is developed by AI21 Labs and LFM3-VL-2B is developed by Liquid AI.

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