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 2.1
Google: Nano Banana 2.1 wins on 4 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Nano Banana 2.1 (Gemini Nano Banana 2.1) is Google's image generation and editing model on the Flash tier, succeeding Nano Banana 2 and Nano Banana Pro. It improves product recontextualization,...
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 | Google: Nano Banana 2.1 | 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 | $1.50 | 🏆 Google: Nano Banana 2.1 |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $8.00 | $7.50 | 🏆 Google: Nano Banana 2.1 |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | Yes | 🏆 Google: Nano Banana 2.1 |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | — | Yes | 🏆 Google: Nano Banana 2.1 |
Frequently asked questions
Is AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 better than Google: Nano Banana 2.1?
Google: Nano Banana 2.1 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 2.1?
Input: $2.00 vs $1.50 per 1M tokens. Output: $8.00 vs $7.50 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 and Google: Nano Banana 2.1 support?
AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 supports up to 256K tokens. Google: Nano Banana 2.1 supports up to 66K tokens.
Do both AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 and Google: Nano Banana 2.1 support tool calling?
AI21: Jamba Large 1.7: yes. Google: Nano Banana 2.1: yes.