IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview vs Jamba 1.5 Large

    Comparison

    As of August 30, 2026, IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview is 99% cheaper per million tokens than Jamba 1.5 Large. IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview is $0.02 / $0.11 per million input/output tokens versus Jamba 1.5 Large at $2.00 / $8.00. Sources: https://openrouter.ai/ibm-granite/granite-4.0-h-micro and https://anotherwrapper.com/tools/llm-pricing

    Sources: OpenRouter pricing (https://openrouter.ai/ibm-granite/granite-4.0-h-micro); AnotherWrapper LLM pricing (https://anotherwrapper.com/tools/llm-pricing)

    Better value

    IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview

    IBM

    $0.13blended / 1M

    Input

    $0.02

    Output

    $0.11

    131K ctx|Open Source
    99%
    cheaper

    Jamba 1.5 Large

    AI21 Labs

    $10.00blended / 1M

    Input

    $2.00

    Output

    $8.00

    256K ctx|Open Source
    Save $9.87 per million tokens by choosing IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview over Jamba 1.5 Large.

    IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview 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.

    Score vs price

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

    Best score at each priceIBM Granite 4.0 Tiny PreviewJamba 1.5 Large
    Metric
    IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview
    Jamba 1.5 Large
    Provider
    Provider
    IBM
    AI21 Labs
    License
    Open Source
    Open Source
    Release Date
    2025-05-02
    2024-08-22
    Pricing (per 1M tokens)
    Input Price-99%
    $0.02
    $2.00
    Output Price-99%
    $0.11
    $8.00
    Blended (1M + 1M)
    $0.13
    $10.00
    Model Details
    Context Window
    131K
    256K
    Max Output Tokens
    N/A
    256K
    Knowledge Cutoff
    N/A
    2024-03-05
    Throughput
    N/A
    42 tok/s
    Benchmarks
    36.9%
    63%
    60.4%
    81.2%
    82.4%
    71.3%
    87%
    93%
    26.7%
    65.4%
    86.1%
    39.4%
    46.2%
    70.1%
    87%
    68.1%
    53.5%
    22.9%
    58.2%
    58.1%
    58.3%
    48.5%
    Benchmark Wins
    IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview 1|4 Jamba 1.5 Large

    Verdict

    IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview vs Jamba 1.5 Large: the bottom line

    IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview offers significantly lower pricing, while Jamba 1.5 Large leads on benchmark performance. Your choice depends on whether cost efficiency or raw capability matters more for your use case.

    IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview vs Jamba 1.5 Large FAQ

    Which is cheaper, IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview or Jamba 1.5 Large?

    As of August 30, 2026, IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview is 99% cheaper on blended LLM API pricing. IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview costs $0.02 per million input tokens and $0.11 per million output tokens ($0.13 blended 1M-in + 1M-out). Jamba 1.5 Large costs $2.00 / $8.00 per million tokens ($10.00 blended). Sources: https://openrouter.ai/ibm-granite/granite-4.0-h-micro 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 IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview vs Jamba 1.5 Large cost per million tokens?

    IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview OpenRouter API pricing is $0.02 input and $0.11 output per million tokens via OpenRouter. 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, IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview or Jamba 1.5 Large?

    IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview leads on HumanEval: IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview at 82.4% vs Jamba 1.5 Large at 71.3%. SWE-bench measures real GitHub fixes; LiveCodeBench measures contest programming.

    What is the context window for IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview vs Jamba 1.5 Large?

    IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview supports a 131K 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, IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview or Jamba 1.5 Large?

    Jamba 1.5 Large leads on 4 of 5 shared benchmarks versus IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview'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 IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview or Jamba 1.5 Large better for production use?

    Both IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview and Jamba 1.5 Large are production API models. For cost-sensitive production traffic, IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview 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 IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview and Jamba 1.5 Large in my app?

    Yes. Call IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview through OpenRouter 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 IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview vs Jamba 1.5 Large pricing data?

    List rates are the latest published OpenRouter API pricing and AI21 Labs API pricing, quoted per million tokens. Official rate sheets: https://openrouter.ai/ibm-granite/granite-4.0-h-micro 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 IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview and Jamba 1.5 Large?

    IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview supports up to an unspecified number of 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, IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview or Jamba 1.5 Large?

    Jamba 1.5 Large has a measured throughput of approximately 42 tokens/second. Throughput data for IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview 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 IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview 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 IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview 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.

    IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview vs Jamba 1.5 Large pricing

    This comparison covers API pricing, context window, throughput, and benchmark scores. IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview costs $0.02/M input and $0.11/M output via OpenRouter. Jamba 1.5 Large costs $2.00/M input and $8.00/M output.

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