Jamba 1.5 Mini vs Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
Jamba 1.5 Mini and Llama 3.2 11B Instruct are closely matched at -5.7 and -1.3 on the LLM Stats Score. Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is 5.0x cheaper per token.
AI21 Labs · Meta · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Jamba 1.5 Mini and Llama 3.2 11B Instruct are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at -5.7 and -1.3.
In the 2 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Llama 3.2 11B Instruct wins 2; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
On price, Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is roughly 5.0x 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.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Jamba 1.5 Mini
- you process long inputs — it offers a 256,144 token context window
Choose Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 2 exact shared results
- cost matters — it's about 5.0x cheaper per token
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2024
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
8 reported for Jamba 1.5 Mini · 11 for Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
Jamba 1.5 Mini outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is better at 2 benchmarks (GPQA, MMLU).
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, Jamba 1.5 Mini ($0.20/1M tokens) is 4.0x more expensive than Llama 3.2 11B Instruct ($0.05/1M tokens).
For output processing, Jamba 1.5 Mini ($0.40/1M tokens) is 8.0x more expensive than Llama 3.2 11B Instruct ($0.05/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Jamba 1.5 Mini is more expensive than Llama 3.2 11B Instruct.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Jamba 1.5 Mini has 41.4B more parameters than Llama 3.2 11B Instruct, making it 390.6% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Jamba 1.5 Mini accepts 256,144 input tokens compared to Llama 3.2 11B Instruct's 128,000 tokens. Jamba 1.5 Mini can generate longer responses up to 256,144 tokens, while Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is limited to 128,000 tokens.
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas Jamba 1.5 Mini does not.
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Jamba 1.5 Mini
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
License
Usage and distribution terms
Jamba 1.5 Mini is licensed under Jamba Open Model License, while Llama 3.2 11B Instruct uses Llama 3.2 Community License.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Jamba Open Model License
Open weights
Llama 3.2 Community License
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Jamba 1.5 Mini was released on 2024-08-22, while Llama 3.2 11B Instruct was released on 2024-09-25.
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is 1 month newer than Jamba 1.5 Mini.
Aug 22, 2024
2.1 years ago
Sep 25, 2024
2.0 years ago
1mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Jamba 1.5 Mini has a knowledge cutoff of 2024-03-05, while Llama 3.2 11B Instruct has a cutoff of 2023-12-31.
Jamba 1.5 Mini has more recent training data (up to 2024-03-05), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Llama 3.2 11B Instruct (2023-12-31).
Mar 2024
3 mo newerDec 2023
Provider Availability
Jamba 1.5 Mini is available from Bedrock, Google. Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is available from DeepInfra, Sambanova, Bedrock, Groq, Together, Fireworks.
Jamba 1.5 Mini
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Jamba 1.5 Mini and Llama 3.2 11B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Jamba 1.5 Mini vs Llama 3.2 11B Instruct.