Model Comparison

Jamba 1.5 Mini vs Qwen2 7B InstructWhich is better in 2026?

Qwen2 7B Instruct shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

Verdict: Jamba 1.5 Mini vs Qwen2 7B Instruct — which is better?

Jamba 1.5 Mini (by AI21 Labs) and Qwen2 7B Instruct (by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

Jamba 1.5 Mini outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Qwen2 7B Instruct is better at 3 benchmarks (GSM8k, MMLU, MMLU-Pro). Qwen2 7B Instruct shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

Choose Jamba 1.5 Mini if…

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2024

Choose Qwen2 7B Instruct if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 3 of 4 shared benchmarks
Want to compare interactively?Try the playground

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

4 benchmarks

Jamba 1.5 Mini outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Qwen2 7B Instruct is better at 3 benchmarks (GSM8k, MMLU, MMLU-Pro).

Qwen2 7B Instruct shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

Sat Jun 06 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

44.4B diff

Jamba 1.5 Mini has 44.4B more parameters than Qwen2 7B Instruct, making it 582.4% larger.

AI21 Labs
Jamba 1.5 Mini
52.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2 7B Instruct
7.6Bparameters
52.0B
Jamba 1.5 Mini
7.6B
Qwen2 7B Instruct

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).

AI21 Labs
Jamba 1.5 Mini
Input256,144 tokens
Output256,144 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2 7B Instruct
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Sat Jun 06 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

Jamba 1.5 Mini is licensed under Jamba Open Model License, while Qwen2 7B 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

Qwen2 7B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Jamba 1.5 Mini was released on 2024-08-22, while Qwen2 7B Instruct was released on 2024-07-23.

Jamba 1.5 Mini is 1 month newer than Qwen2 7B Instruct.

Jamba 1.5 Mini

Aug 22, 2024

1.8 years ago

1mo newer
Qwen2 7B Instruct

Jul 23, 2024

1.9 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Jamba 1.5 Mini has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-03-05, while Qwen2 7B 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 7B Instruct's cutoff date.

Jamba 1.5 Mini

Mar 2024

Qwen2 7B Instruct

—

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?Start an Issue discussion→

Key Takeaways

AI21 Labs
Larger context window (256,144 tokens)
Higher GPQA score (32.3% vs 25.3%)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen2 7B Instruct

View details

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Higher GSM8k score (82.3% vs 75.8%)
Higher MMLU score (70.5% vs 69.7%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (44.1% vs 42.5%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
AI21 Labs
Jamba 1.5 Mini
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2 7B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Jamba 1.5 Mini vs Qwen2 7B Instruct.

Which is better, Jamba 1.5 Mini or Qwen2 7B Instruct?

Qwen2 7B Instruct shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Jamba 1.5 Mini is made by AI21 Labs and Qwen2 7B Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Jamba 1.5 Mini compare to Qwen2 7B Instruct in benchmarks?

Jamba 1.5 Mini scores ARC-C: 85.7%, GSM8k: 75.8%, MMLU: 69.7%, TruthfulQA: 54.1%, Arena Hard: 46.1%. Qwen2 7B Instruct scores MT-Bench: 84.1%, GSM8k: 82.3%, HumanEval: 79.9%, C-Eval: 77.2%, AlignBench: 72.1%.

What are the context window sizes for Jamba 1.5 Mini and Qwen2 7B Instruct?

Jamba 1.5 Mini supports 256K tokens and Qwen2 7B Instruct supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Jamba 1.5 Mini and Qwen2 7B Instruct?

Key differences include licensing (Jamba Open Model License vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Jamba 1.5 Mini and Qwen2 7B Instruct?

Jamba 1.5 Mini is developed by AI21 Labs and Qwen2 7B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

Related comparisons