DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B vs Jamba 1.5 Large

    Comparison

    As of August 25, 2026, DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B is 97% cheaper per million tokens than Jamba 1.5 Large. DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B is $0.12 / $0.18 per million input/output tokens versus Jamba 1.5 Large at $2.00 / $8.00. Sources: https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing and https://anotherwrapper.com/tools/llm-pricing

    Sources: DeepSeek API pricing (https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing); AnotherWrapper LLM pricing (https://anotherwrapper.com/tools/llm-pricing)

    Better value

    DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B

    DeepSeek

    $0.30blended / 1M

    Input

    $0.12

    Output

    $0.18

    128K ctx|Open Source
    97%
    cheaper

    Jamba 1.5 Large

    AI21 Labs

    $10.00blended / 1M

    Input

    $2.00

    Output

    $8.00

    256K ctx|Open Source
    Save $9.70 per million tokens by choosing DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B over Jamba 1.5 Large.

    DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B vs Jamba 1.5 Large comparison

    Token pricing, specs, and benchmarks side by side

    Shared benchmarks

    Each bar is share of the current leader on that eval. Click a row to open the board.

    DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32BJamba 1.5 Large

    Score vs price

    GPQA. Left is cheaper. Up is a higher score. The line is the best score you can buy at each price.

    Best score at each priceDeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32BJamba 1.5 Large
    Metric
    DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
    Jamba 1.5 Large
    Provider
    Provider
    DeepSeek
    AI21 Labs
    License
    Open Source
    Open Source
    Release Date
    2025-01-20
    2024-08-22
    Pricing (per 1M tokens)
    Input Price-94%
    $0.12
    $2.00
    Output Price-98%
    $0.18
    $8.00
    Blended (1M + 1M)
    $0.30
    $10.00
    Model Details
    Context Window
    128K
    256K
    Max Output Tokens
    128K
    256K
    Knowledge Cutoff
    N/A
    2024-03-05
    Throughput
    37 tok/s
    42 tok/s
    Benchmarks
    62.1%
    36.9%
    83.3%
    94.3%
    81.2%
    71.3%
    87%
    93%
    65.4%
    39.4%
    87%
    45.5%
    68.1%
    53.5%
    58.2%
    58.3%
    48.5%
    Benchmark Wins
    DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B 1|0 Jamba 1.5 Large

    Verdict

    DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B vs Jamba 1.5 Large: the bottom line

    DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B offers both lower pricing and stronger benchmark performance across the board, making it the clear value leader in this comparison.

    DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B vs Jamba 1.5 Large FAQ

    Which is cheaper, DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B or Jamba 1.5 Large?

    As of August 25, 2026, DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B is 97% cheaper on blended LLM API pricing. DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B costs $0.12 per million input tokens and $0.18 per million output tokens ($0.30 blended 1M-in + 1M-out). Jamba 1.5 Large costs $2.00 / $8.00 per million tokens ($10.00 blended). Sources: https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing and https://anotherwrapper.com/tools/llm-pricing. The cheapest LLM for your app still depends on how many output tokens you generate.

    How much does DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B vs Jamba 1.5 Large cost per million tokens?

    DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B DeepSeek API pricing is $0.12 input and $0.18 output per million tokens via DeepSeek. Jamba 1.5 Large AI21 Labs API pricing is $2.00 input and $8.00 output per million tokens via AI21 Labs. Use those four numbers, not ChatGPT Plus or Claude Pro subscription prices, when you are comparing APIs.

    Which is better for coding, DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B or Jamba 1.5 Large?

    DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B has a published LiveCodeBench score of 57.2%. Jamba 1.5 Large does not have that eval on this page yet.

    What is the context window for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B vs Jamba 1.5 Large?

    DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B supports a 128K token context window, while Jamba 1.5 Large supports 256K tokens. Jamba 1.5 Large offers a larger context window. Filling a larger window bills more input tokens, so the cheaper-per-million model can still cost more on long documents.

    Which model performs better on benchmarks, DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B or Jamba 1.5 Large?

    DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B leads on 1 of 1 shared benchmarks versus Jamba 1.5 Large's 0 wins. Check the comparison table for GPQA Diamond, SWE-bench, MMLU, HLE, and the other evals we track. Token price and benchmark score together are the usual LLM comparison, not either number alone.

    Is DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B or Jamba 1.5 Large better for production use?

    Both DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B and Jamba 1.5 Large are production API models. For cost-sensitive production traffic, DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B has better economics on the blended 1M-in + 1M-out scale. For maximum capability, weight the benchmark table for your domain. Many production stacks route cheap models for drafts and a frontier model for the hard turn, which is usually cheaper than sending everything to the expensive API.

    Can I switch between DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B and Jamba 1.5 Large in my app?

    Yes. Call DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B through DeepSeek and Jamba 1.5 Large through AI21 Labs with separate API keys, or through a gateway that already wraps both. Keep prompts in tokens, not characters, when you estimate the invoice. AnotherWrapper templates can swap providers without rewriting auth and billing.

    How accurate is this DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B vs Jamba 1.5 Large pricing data?

    List rates are the latest published DeepSeek API pricing and AI21 Labs API pricing, quoted per million tokens. Official rate sheets: https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing and https://anotherwrapper.com/tools/llm-pricing. Prompt caching, batch APIs, and committed-use discounts can change the invoice. Benchmark scores are from official publications and independent evals, updated as new numbers land.

    What is the output token limit for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B and Jamba 1.5 Large?

    DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B supports up to 128K output tokens per request, while Jamba 1.5 Large supports up to 256K output tokens. Output tokens are usually the expensive half of API pricing, so a higher max output cap is a capability, not a discount.

    Which model has better throughput, DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B or Jamba 1.5 Large?

    DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B runs at approximately 37 tokens/second while Jamba 1.5 Large runs at 42 tokens/second. Jamba 1.5 Large is faster in raw throughput. Throughput (tokens per second) and time-to-first-token are why two models with the same per-million-token price can still feel different in chat and agents.

    How do I switch the models in this DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B vs Jamba 1.5 Large comparison?

    Use the model pickers at the top of this LLM comparison. Search any model in the index and the URL updates. Open DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B or Jamba 1.5 Large from the sidebar for the single-model API pricing page, or go back to the LLM pricing table to sort by cheapest blended cost.

    DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B vs Jamba 1.5 Large pricing

    This comparison covers API pricing, context window, throughput, and benchmark scores. DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B costs $0.12/M input and $0.18/M output. Jamba 1.5 Large costs $2.00/M input and $8.00/M output.

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