Jamba 1.5 Mini vs Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
AI21 Labs · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Jamba 1.5 Mini outperforms in 1 benchmarks (ARC-C), while Qwen2.5 32B Instruct is better at 5 benchmarks (GPQA, GSM8k, MMLU, MMLU-Pro, TruthfulQA). Qwen2.5 32B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Based on current benchmark, 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 Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
- you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 5 of 6 shared benchmarks
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2024
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Jamba 1.5 Mini outperforms in 1 benchmarks (ARC-C), while Qwen2.5 32B Instruct is better at 5 benchmarks (GPQA, GSM8k, MMLU, MMLU-Pro, TruthfulQA).
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Playground indexes and blind preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Jamba 1.5 Mini has 19.5B more parameters than Qwen2.5 32B Instruct, making it 60.0% larger.
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).
License
Usage and distribution terms
Jamba 1.5 Mini is licensed under Jamba Open Model License, while Qwen2.5 32B Instruct uses Apache 2.0.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Jamba Open Model License
Open weights
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Jamba 1.5 Mini was released on 2024-08-22, while Qwen2.5 32B Instruct was released on 2024-09-19.
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct is 1 month newer than Jamba 1.5 Mini.
Aug 22, 2024
2.0 years ago
Sep 19, 2024
1.9 years ago
4w newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Jamba 1.5 Mini has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-03-05, while Qwen2.5 32B Instruct'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 Qwen2.5 32B Instruct's cutoff date.
Mar 2024
—
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Jamba 1.5 Mini and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Jamba 1.5 Mini vs Qwen2.5 32B Instruct.