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 OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613)
OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
GPT-3.5 Turbo is OpenAI's fastest model. It can understand and generate natural language or code, and is optimized for chat and traditional completion tasks. Training data up to Sep 2021.
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 | OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 256K | 4K | 🏆 AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $2.00 | $1.00 | 🏆 OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $8.00 | $2.00 | 🏆 OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | — | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | — | — | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 better than OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613)?
OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) wins on 2 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 OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613)?
Input: $2.00 vs $1.00 per 1M tokens. Output: $8.00 vs $2.00 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 and OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) support?
AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 supports up to 256K tokens. OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) supports up to 4K tokens.
Do both AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 and OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) support tool calling?
AI21: Jamba Large 1.7: yes. OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613): yes.