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...
Model details →AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 vs Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch)
Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch) wins on 5 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite is Google’s GA high-efficiency multimodal model optimized for low-latency, high-volume workloads. It supports text, image, video, audio, and PDF inputs, and is designed for lightweight agentic...
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 | Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch) | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 256K | 1.0M | 🏆 Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch) |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $2.00 | $0.13 | 🏆 Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch) |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $8.00 | $0.75 | 🏆 Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch) |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | Yes | 🏆 Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch) |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | — | Yes | 🏆 Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch) |
Frequently asked questions
Is AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 better than Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch)?
Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch) wins on 5 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: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch)?
Input: $2.00 vs $0.13 per 1M tokens. Output: $8.00 vs $0.75 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 and Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch) support?
AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 supports up to 256K tokens. Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch) supports up to 1.0M tokens.
Do both AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 and Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch) support tool calling?
AI21: Jamba Large 1.7: yes. Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch): yes.