Jamba 1.5 Large vs Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512)

    Comparison

    As of August 25, 2026, Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) is 97% cheaper per million tokens than Jamba 1.5 Large. Jamba 1.5 Large is $2.00 / $8.00 per million input/output tokens versus Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) at $0.15 / $0.15. Sources: https://anotherwrapper.com/tools/llm-pricing and https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/models

    Sources: AnotherWrapper LLM pricing (https://anotherwrapper.com/tools/llm-pricing); OpenRouter pricing (https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/models)

    Jamba 1.5 Large

    AI21 Labs

    $10.00blended / 1M

    Input

    $2.00

    Output

    $8.00

    256K ctx|Open Source
    97%
    cheaper
    Better value

    Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512)

    Mistral

    $0.30blended / 1M

    Input

    $0.15

    Output

    $0.15

    262.1K ctx|Open Source
    Save $9.70 per million tokens by choosing Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) over Jamba 1.5 Large.

    Jamba 1.5 Large vs Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) 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.

    Jamba 1.5 LargeMinistral 3 (8B Instruct 2512)

    Score vs price

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

    Best score at each priceJamba 1.5 LargeMinistral 3 (8B Instruct 2512)
    Metric
    Jamba 1.5 Large
    Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512)
    Provider
    Provider
    AI21 Labs
    Mistral
    License
    Open Source
    Open Source
    Release Date
    2024-08-22
    2025-12-04
    Pricing (per 1M tokens)
    Input Price+1233%
    $2.00
    $0.15
    Output Price+5233%
    $8.00
    $0.15
    Blended (1M + 1M)
    $10.00
    $0.30
    Model Details
    Context Window
    256K
    262.1K
    Max Output Tokens
    256K
    N/A
    Knowledge Cutoff
    2024-03-05
    N/A
    Throughput
    42 tok/s
    N/A
    Benchmarks
    36.9%
    81.2%
    71.3%
    87%
    87.6%
    93%
    65.4%
    50.9%
    39.4%
    87%
    68.1%
    53.5%
    58.2%
    58.3%
    48.5%
    66.8%
    Benchmark Wins
    Jamba 1.5 Large 1|2 Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512)

    Verdict

    Jamba 1.5 Large vs Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512): the bottom line

    Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) offers both lower pricing and stronger benchmark performance across the board, making it the clear value leader in this comparison.

    Jamba 1.5 Large vs Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) FAQ

    Which is cheaper, Jamba 1.5 Large or Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512)?

    As of August 25, 2026, Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) is 97% cheaper on blended LLM API pricing. Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) costs $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.15 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://anotherwrapper.com/tools/llm-pricing and https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/models. The cheapest LLM for your app still depends on how many output tokens you generate.

    How much does Jamba 1.5 Large vs Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) cost per million tokens?

    Jamba 1.5 Large AI21 Labs API pricing is $2.00 input and $8.00 output per million tokens via AI21 Labs. Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) Mistral API pricing is $0.15 input and $0.15 output per million tokens via OpenRouter. Use those four numbers, not ChatGPT Plus or Claude Pro subscription prices, when you are comparing APIs.

    Which is better for coding, Jamba 1.5 Large or Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512)?

    Jamba 1.5 Large has a published HumanEval score of 71.3%. Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) does not have that eval on this page yet.

    What is the context window for Jamba 1.5 Large vs Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512)?

    Jamba 1.5 Large supports a 256K token context window, while Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) supports 262K tokens. Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) 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, Jamba 1.5 Large or Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512)?

    Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) leads on 2 of 3 shared benchmarks versus Jamba 1.5 Large's 1 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 Jamba 1.5 Large or Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) better for production use?

    Both Jamba 1.5 Large and Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) are production API models. For cost-sensitive production traffic, Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) 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 Jamba 1.5 Large and Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) in my app?

    Yes. Call Jamba 1.5 Large through AI21 Labs and Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) through OpenRouter 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 Jamba 1.5 Large vs Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) pricing data?

    List rates are the latest published AI21 Labs API pricing and Mistral API pricing, quoted per million tokens. Official rate sheets: https://anotherwrapper.com/tools/llm-pricing and https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/models. 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 Jamba 1.5 Large and Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512)?

    Jamba 1.5 Large supports up to 256K output tokens per request, while Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) supports up to an unspecified number of 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, Jamba 1.5 Large or Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512)?

    Jamba 1.5 Large has a measured throughput of approximately 42 tokens/second. Throughput data for Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) is not yet available. 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 Jamba 1.5 Large vs Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) comparison?

    Use the model pickers at the top of this LLM comparison. Search any model in the index and the URL updates. Open Jamba 1.5 Large or Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) from the sidebar for the single-model API pricing page, or go back to the LLM pricing table to sort by cheapest blended cost.

    Jamba 1.5 Large vs Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) pricing

    This comparison covers API pricing, context window, throughput, and benchmark scores. Jamba 1.5 Large costs $2.00/M input and $8.00/M output. Ministral 3 (8B Instruct 2512) costs $0.15/M input and $0.15/M output via OpenRouter.

    Rank both on the LLM leaderboard, SWE-bench, and Humanity's Last Exam.

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