Compare/Jamba 1.6 Large vs o3

Jamba 1.6 Largevso3

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

AI21 Labs

Jamba 1.6 Large

Input
$2/M
Output
$8/M
Speed
56 tok/s
TTFT
0.89s
OpenAI

o3

Input
$2/M
Output
$8/M
Speed
88 tok/s
TTFT
6.10s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
o3
Lower Latency
Jamba 1.6 Large
Benchmarks (0-12)
o3

Pricing Comparison

MetricJamba 1.6 Largeo3
Input ($/M tokens)$2$2
Output ($/M tokens)$8$8
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Jamba 1.6 Large$2.80
o3$2.80

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Jamba 1.6 Large
56 tok/s
o3
88 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Jamba 1.6 Large
0.89s
o3
6.10s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
10.638.4
Coding Index
38.4
Math Index
88.3
GPQA Diamond
38.7%82.7%
MMLU-Pro
56.5%85.3%
LiveCodeBench
17.2%80.8%
AIME 2025
88.3%
MATH-500
58.0%99.2%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.0%20.0%
SciCode
18.4%41.0%
IFBench
71.4%
TerminalBench
37.1%
Jamba 1.6 Large0 wins
12 winso3

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Jamba 1.6 Large or o3?

Both models have similar pricing. Check the detailed breakdown above for input vs output token costs.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

o3 wins 12 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 0 for Jamba 1.6 Large. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

o3 generates tokens faster at 88 tok/s vs 56 tok/s. Jamba 1.6 Large also has lower time-to-first-token (0.89s vs 6.10s).

When should I use Jamba 1.6 Large vs o3?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, o3 for stronger benchmark performance, and o3 for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.