Jamba Large 1.7 is the latest model in the Jamba open family, offering improvements in grounding, instruction-following, and overall efficiency. Built on a hybrid SSM-Transformer architecture with a 256K context window, it delivers more acc…
Model details →AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 vs Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)
Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, a.k.a. "Nano Banana," is now generally available. It is a state of the art image generation model with contextual understanding. It is capable of image generation, edits, and multi-turn conversations. Aspect ratios c…
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 | Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 256K | 33K | 🏆 AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $2.00 | $0.30 | 🏆 Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $8.00 | $2.50 | 🏆 Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | — | 🏆 AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | Yes | 🏆 Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | — | — | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 better than Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)?
Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 and Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)?
Input: $2.00 vs $0.30 per 1M tokens. Output: $8.00 vs $2.50 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 and Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) support?
AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 supports up to 256K tokens. Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) supports up to 33K tokens.
Do both AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 and Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) support tool calling?
AI21: Jamba Large 1.7: yes. Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image): not advertised.