Compare/Jamba 1.6 Mini vs Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)

Jamba 1.6 MinivsHermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)

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

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Jamba 1.6 Mini

Input
$0.2/M
Output
$0.4/M
Speed
184 tok/s
TTFT
0.60s
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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)
Jamba 1.6 Mini
Lower Latency
Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)
Benchmarks (1-11)
Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricJamba 1.6 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 1.6 Mini$0.24
Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)$0.17

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Jamba 1.6 Mini
184 tok/s
Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)
81 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Jamba 1.6 Mini
0.60s
Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)
0.58s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
7.916.0
Coding Index
14.4
Math Index
68.7
GPQA Diamond
30.0%69.9%
MMLU-Pro
36.7%81.1%
LiveCodeBench
7.1%65.3%
AIME 2025
68.7%
MATH-500
25.7%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.6%7.9%
SciCode
10.1%34.1%
IFBench
31.3%
TerminalBench
4.5%
Jamba 1.6 Mini1 wins
11 winsHermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Jamba 1.6 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 1.6 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 1.6 Mini. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Jamba 1.6 Mini generates tokens faster at 184 tok/s vs 81 tok/s. However, Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning) has lower time-to-first-token (0.58s vs 0.60s).

When should I use Jamba 1.6 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 Jamba 1.6 Mini for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.