Model Comparison

Jamba 1.5 Mini vs Nova Micro

Nova Micro significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Nova Micro is 4.3x 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 Nova Micro is better at 4 benchmarks (ARC-C, GPQA, GSM8k, MMLU).

Nova Micro significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Nova Micro costs less

For input processing, Jamba 1.5 Mini ($0.20/1M tokens) is 6.7x more expensive than Nova Micro ($0.03/1M tokens).

For output processing, Jamba 1.5 Mini ($0.40/1M tokens) is 2.9x more expensive than Nova Micro ($0.14/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Jamba 1.5 Mini is more expensive than Nova Micro.*

* 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
Amazon
Nova Micro
Input tokens$0.03
Output tokens$0.14
Best providerAWS Bedrock
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Jamba 1.5 Mini accepts 256,144 input tokens compared to Nova Micro's 128,000 tokens. Jamba 1.5 Mini can generate longer responses up to 256,144 tokens, while Nova Micro is limited to 128,000 tokens.

AI21 Labs
Jamba 1.5 Mini
Input256,144 tokens
Output256,144 tokens
Amazon
Nova Micro
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

Jamba 1.5 Mini is licensed under Jamba Open Model License, while Nova Micro uses a proprietary license.

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

Nova Micro

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Jamba 1.5 Mini was released on 2024-08-22, while Nova Micro was released on 2024-11-20.

Nova Micro is 3 months newer than Jamba 1.5 Mini.

Jamba 1.5 Mini

Aug 22, 2024

1.7 years ago

Nova Micro

Nov 20, 2024

1.4 years ago

3mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Jamba 1.5 Mini has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-03-05, while Nova Micro'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 Nova Micro's cutoff date.

Jamba 1.5 Mini

Mar 2024

Nova Micro

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Provider Availability

Jamba 1.5 Mini is available from Bedrock, Google. Nova Micro is available from Bedrock.

Jamba 1.5 Mini

bedrock logo
AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $0.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.40/1M
google logo
Google
Input Price:Input: $0.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.40/1M

Nova Micro

bedrock logo
AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $0.03/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.14/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

AI21 Labs
Larger context window (256,144 tokens)
Has open weights
Amazon
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Higher ARC-C score (90.2% vs 85.7%)
Higher GPQA score (40.0% vs 32.3%)
Higher GSM8k score (92.3% vs 75.8%)
Higher MMLU score (77.6% vs 69.7%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
AI21 Labs
Jamba 1.5 Mini
Amazon
Nova Micro

FAQ

Common questions about Jamba 1.5 Mini vs Nova Micro

Nova Micro significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Jamba 1.5 Mini is made by AI21 Labs and Nova Micro is made by Amazon. 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%. Nova Micro scores GSM8k: 92.3%, ARC-C: 90.2%, Translation Set1→en COMET22: 88.7%, Translation en→Set1 COMET22: 88.5%, IFEval: 87.2%.
Nova Micro is 6.7x cheaper for input tokens. Jamba 1.5 Mini costs $0.20/M input and $0.40/M output via bedrock. Nova Micro costs $0.03/M input and $0.14/M output via bedrock.
Jamba 1.5 Mini supports 256K tokens and Nova Micro supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (256K vs 128K), input pricing ($0.20 vs $0.03/M), licensing (Jamba Open Model License vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Jamba 1.5 Mini is developed by AI21 Labs and Nova Micro is developed by Amazon.