Jamba 1.5 Mini vs MiniMax M2.5 Comparison

Comparing Jamba 1.5 Mini and MiniMax M2.5 across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Jamba 1.5 Mini and MiniMax M2.5 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

Jamba 1.5 Mini costs less

For input processing, Jamba 1.5 Mini ($0.20/1M tokens) is 1.5x cheaper than MiniMax M2.5 ($0.30/1M tokens).

For output processing, Jamba 1.5 Mini ($0.40/1M tokens) is 3.0x cheaper than MiniMax M2.5 ($1.20/1M tokens).

In conclusion, MiniMax M2.5 is more expensive than Jamba 1.5 Mini.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers

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Jamba 1.5 Mini

Input tokens$0.20

Output tokens$0.40

Best providerAWS Bedrock

MiniMax M2.5

Input tokens$0.30

Output tokens$1.20

Best providerMiniMax

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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

178.0B diff

MiniMax M2.5 has 178.0B more parameters than Jamba 1.5 Mini, making it 342.3% larger.

Jamba 1.5 Mini

52.0Bparameters

MiniMax M2.5

230.0Bparameters

52.0B

Jamba 1.5 Mini

230.0B

MiniMax M2.5

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

MiniMax M2.5 accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to Jamba 1.5 Mini's 256,144 tokens. MiniMax M2.5 can generate longer responses up to 1,000,000 tokens, while Jamba 1.5 Mini is limited to 256,144 tokens.

Jamba 1.5 Mini

Input256,144 tokens

Output256,144 tokens

MiniMax M2.5

Input1,000,000 tokens

Output1,000,000 tokens

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License

Usage and distribution terms

Jamba 1.5 Mini is licensed under Jamba Open Model License, while MiniMax M2.5 uses MIT.

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

MiniMax M2.5

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Jamba 1.5 Mini was released on 2024-08-22, while MiniMax M2.5 was released on 2026-02-12.

MiniMax M2.5 is 18 months newer than Jamba 1.5 Mini.

Jamba 1.5 Mini

Aug 22, 2024

1.6 years ago

MiniMax M2.5

Feb 12, 2026

1 months ago

1.5yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Jamba 1.5 Mini has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-03-05, while MiniMax M2.5'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 MiniMax M2.5's cutoff date.

Jamba 1.5 Mini

Mar 2024

MiniMax M2.5

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Provider Availability

Jamba 1.5 Mini is available from Bedrock, Google. MiniMax M2.5 is available from MiniMax. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.