Compare/Jamba 1.5 Mini vs Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)

Jamba 1.5 MinivsHermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

AI21 Labs

Jamba 1.5 Mini

Input
$0.2/M
Output
$0.4/M
Speed
TTFT
Nous Research

Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)

Input
$0.13/M
Output
$0.4/M
Speed
81 tok/s
TTFT
0.58s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)
Lower Latency
Jamba 1.5 Mini
Benchmarks (1-11)
Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricJamba 1.5 MiniHermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.2$0.13
Output ($/M tokens)$0.4$0.4
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Jamba 1.5 Mini$0.24
Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)$0.17

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Jamba 1.5 Mini
Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)
81 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Jamba 1.5 Mini
Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)
0.58s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
8.016.0
Coding Index
14.4
Math Index
68.7
GPQA Diamond
30.2%69.9%
MMLU-Pro
37.1%81.1%
LiveCodeBench
6.2%65.3%
AIME 2025
68.7%
MATH-500
35.7%
Humanity's Last Exam
5.1%7.9%
SciCode
8.0%34.1%
IFBench
31.3%
TerminalBench
4.5%
Jamba 1.5 Mini1 wins
11 winsHermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Jamba 1.5 Mini or Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)?

Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.20/M tokens vs $0.25/M for Jamba 1.5 Mini.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning) wins 11 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 for Jamba 1.5 Mini. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning) generates tokens faster at 81 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. Jamba 1.5 Mini also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 0.58s).

When should I use Jamba 1.5 Mini vs Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning) for lower cost, Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.