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Jamba 1.5 Mini vs Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct leads the LLM Stats Score 21.1 to -5.7. Jamba 1.5 Mini is 1.9x cheaper per token.

AI21 Labs · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct leads the overall LLM Stats Score 21.1 to -5.7, ranking #188 overall.

On price, Jamba 1.5 Mini is roughly 1.9x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct also accepts a larger context window (262,144 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Jamba 1.5 Mini

  • cost matters — it's about 1.9x cheaper per token

Choose Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

  • overall performance matters — it scores 21.1 and ranks #188 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 262,144 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jan 2025

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Jamba 1.5 Mini
AI21 Labs
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
-5.7
#358
21.1
#188
Reasoning
-5.6
#349
21.1
#181
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.20 / M
$0.30 / M
Output price
$0.40 / M
$1.00 / M
Context window
256,144
262,144

Individual benchmarks

8 reported for Jamba 1.5 Mini · 10 for Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

No common benchmarks found

Jamba 1.5 Mini and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instructdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Jamba 1.5 Mini costs less

For input processing, Jamba 1.5 Mini ($0.20/1M tokens) is 1.5x cheaper than Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct ($0.30/1M tokens).

For output processing, Jamba 1.5 Mini ($0.40/1M tokens) is 2.5x cheaper than Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct ($1.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct is more expensive than Jamba 1.5 Mini.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
Sun Sep 13 2026 • llm-stats.com
AI21 Labs
Jamba 1.5 Mini
Input tokens$0.20
Output tokens$0.40
Best providerAWS Bedrock
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Input tokens$0.30
Output tokens$1.00
Best providerDeepinfra
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

428.0B diff

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct has 428.0B more parameters than Jamba 1.5 Mini, making it 823.1% larger.

AI21 Labs
Jamba 1.5 Mini
52.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct
480.0Bparameters
52.0B
Jamba 1.5 Mini
480.0B
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct accepts 262,144 input tokens compared to Jamba 1.5 Mini's 256,144 tokens. Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct can generate longer responses up to 262,144 tokens, while Jamba 1.5 Mini is limited to 256,144 tokens.

AI21 Labs
Jamba 1.5 Mini
Input256,144 tokens
Output256,144 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
Sun Sep 13 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

Jamba 1.5 Mini is licensed under Jamba Open Model License, while Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B 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

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Jamba 1.5 Mini was released on 2024-08-22, while Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct was released on 2025-01-31.

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct is 5 months newer than Jamba 1.5 Mini.

Jamba 1.5 Mini

Aug 22, 2024

2.1 years ago

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Jan 31, 2025

1.6 years ago

5mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Jamba 1.5 Mini has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-03-05, while Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B 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 Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct's cutoff date.

Jamba 1.5 Mini

Mar 2024

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

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Provider Availability

Jamba 1.5 Mini is available from Bedrock, Google. Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct is available from DeepInfra.

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

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.30/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.00/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Jamba 1.5 Mini and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Jamba 1.5 Mini
✓ Preferred
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct
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FAQ

Common questions about Jamba 1.5 Mini vs Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct.

Which is better, Jamba 1.5 Mini or Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct leads the LLM Stats Score 21.1 to -5.7. Jamba 1.5 Mini is made by AI21 Labs and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Jamba 1.5 Mini compare to Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B 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%. Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct scores TAU-bench Retail: 77.5%, SWE-Bench Verified: 69.6%, BFCL-v3: 68.7%, Aider-Polyglot: 61.8%, TAU-bench Airline: 60.0%.

Is Jamba 1.5 Mini cheaper than Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Jamba 1.5 Mini is 1.5x cheaper for input tokens. Jamba 1.5 Mini costs $0.20/M input and $0.40/M output via bedrock. Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct costs $0.30/M input and $1.00/M output via deepinfra.

What are the context window sizes for Jamba 1.5 Mini and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Jamba 1.5 Mini supports 256K tokens and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct supports 262K 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 Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-5.7 vs 21.1), context window (256K vs 262K), input pricing ($0.20 vs $0.30/M), 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 Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Jamba 1.5 Mini is developed by AI21 Labs and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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