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: Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)
Google: Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) wins on 4 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) is Google's fastest, most cost-efficient Gemini image model, built for high-velocity developer pipelines and rapid-fire visual exploration. It delivers text-to-image generation...
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 | Google: Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 256K | 66K | 🏆 AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $2.00 | $0.25 | 🏆 Google: Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $8.00 | $1.50 | 🏆 Google: Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 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 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | — | Yes | 🏆 Google: Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) |
Frequently asked questions
Is AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 better than Google: Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)?
Google: Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) wins on 4 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 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)?
Input: $2.00 vs $0.25 per 1M tokens. Output: $8.00 vs $1.50 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 and Google: Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) support?
AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 supports up to 256K tokens. Google: Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) supports up to 66K tokens.
Do both AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 and Google: Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) support tool calling?
AI21: Jamba Large 1.7: yes. Google: Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image): not advertised.