Model Comparison

Jamba 1.5 Mini vs Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is 2.9x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

4 benchmarks

Jamba 1.5 Mini outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is better at 4 benchmarks (Arena Hard, GPQA, MMLU-Pro, Wild Bench).

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct costs less

For input processing, Jamba 1.5 Mini ($0.20/1M tokens) is 2.9x more expensive than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct ($0.07/1M tokens).

For output processing, Jamba 1.5 Mini ($0.40/1M tokens) is 2.9x more expensive than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct ($0.14/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Jamba 1.5 Mini is more expensive than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
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AI21 Labs
Jamba 1.5 Mini
Input tokens$0.20
Output tokens$0.40
Best providerAWS Bedrock
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Input tokens$0.07
Output tokens$0.14
Best providerDeepinfra
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

28.0B diff

Jamba 1.5 Mini has 28.0B more parameters than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct, making it 116.7% larger.

AI21 Labs
Jamba 1.5 Mini
52.0Bparameters
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
24.0Bparameters
52.0B
Jamba 1.5 Mini
24.0B
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Jamba 1.5 Mini accepts 256,144 input tokens compared to Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct's 32,000 tokens. Jamba 1.5 Mini can generate longer responses up to 256,144 tokens, while Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is limited to 32,000 tokens.

AI21 Labs
Jamba 1.5 Mini
Input256,144 tokens
Output256,144 tokens
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Input32,000 tokens
Output32,000 tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

Jamba 1.5 Mini is licensed under Jamba Open Model License, while Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct uses Apache 2.0.

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

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Jamba 1.5 Mini was released on 2024-08-22, while Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct was released on 2025-01-30.

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is 5 months newer than Jamba 1.5 Mini.

Jamba 1.5 Mini

Aug 22, 2024

1.7 years ago

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Jan 30, 2025

1.2 years ago

5mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Jamba 1.5 Mini has a knowledge cutoff of 2024-03-05, while Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct has a cutoff of 2023-10-01.

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 Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct (2023-10-01).

Jamba 1.5 Mini

Mar 2024

5 mo newer
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Oct 2023

Provider Availability

Jamba 1.5 Mini is available from Bedrock, Google. Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is available from DeepInfra, Mistral AI.

Jamba 1.5 Mini

bedrock logo
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

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.07/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.14/1M
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Mistral
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.30/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

AI21 Labs
Larger context window (256,144 tokens)
Mistral AI
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Higher Arena Hard score (87.6% vs 46.1%)
Higher GPQA score (45.3% vs 32.3%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (66.3% vs 42.5%)
Higher Wild Bench score (52.2% vs 42.4%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
AI21 Labs
Jamba 1.5 Mini
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Jamba 1.5 Mini vs Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Jamba 1.5 Mini is made by AI21 Labs and Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is made by Mistral AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Jamba 1.5 Mini scores ARC-C: 85.7%, GSM8k: 75.8%, MMLU: 69.7%, TruthfulQA: 54.1%, Arena Hard: 46.1%. Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct scores Arena Hard: 87.6%, HumanEval: 84.8%, MT-Bench: 83.5%, IFEval: 82.9%, MATH: 70.6%.
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is 2.9x cheaper for input tokens. Jamba 1.5 Mini costs $0.20/M input and $0.40/M output via bedrock. Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct costs $0.07/M input and $0.14/M output via deepinfra.
Jamba 1.5 Mini supports 256K tokens and Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct supports 32K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (256K vs 32K), input pricing ($0.20 vs $0.07/M), licensing (Jamba Open Model License vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Jamba 1.5 Mini is developed by AI21 Labs and Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is developed by Mistral AI.