Model Comparison

Jamba 1.5 Mini vs Qwen2.5 VL 7B InstructWhich is better in 2026?

Comparing Jamba 1.5 Mini and Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Verdict: Jamba 1.5 Mini vs Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct — which is better?

Jamba 1.5 Mini (by AI21 Labs) and Qwen2.5 VL 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.

Choose Jamba 1.5 Mini if…

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.20/M input and $0.40/M output

Choose Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct if…

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jan 2025
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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Jamba 1.5 Mini and Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instructdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

43.7B diff

Jamba 1.5 Mini has 43.7B more parameters than Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct, making it 527.3% larger.

AI21 Labs
Jamba 1.5 Mini
52.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct
8.3Bparameters
52.0B
Jamba 1.5 Mini
8.3B
Qwen2.5 VL 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
Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas Jamba 1.5 Mini does not.

Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Jamba 1.5 Mini

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Jamba 1.5 Mini is licensed under Jamba Open Model License, while Qwen2.5 VL 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

Qwen2.5 VL 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 Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct was released on 2025-01-26.

Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct is 5 months newer than Jamba 1.5 Mini.

Jamba 1.5 Mini

Aug 22, 2024

1.8 years ago

Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct

Jan 26, 2025

1.4 years ago

5mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Jamba 1.5 Mini has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-03-05, while Qwen2.5 VL 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 Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct's cutoff date.

Jamba 1.5 Mini

Mar 2024

Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct

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Key Takeaways

AI21 Labs
Larger context window (256,144 tokens)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Supports multimodal inputs

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
AI21 Labs
Jamba 1.5 Mini
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Jamba 1.5 Mini vs Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct.

Which is better, Jamba 1.5 Mini or Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct?

Jamba 1.5 Mini (AI21 Labs) and Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct (Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does Jamba 1.5 Mini compare to Qwen2.5 VL 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%. Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct scores DocVQA: 95.7%, Android Control Low_EM: 91.4%, MobileMiniWob++_SR: 91.4%, ChartQA: 87.3%, OCRBench: 86.4%.

What are the context window sizes for Jamba 1.5 Mini and Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct?

Jamba 1.5 Mini supports 256K tokens and Qwen2.5 VL 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 Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct?

Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes), 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 Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct?

Jamba 1.5 Mini is developed by AI21 Labs and Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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