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 Auto Router (Beta)
Auto Router (Beta) wins on 5 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Auto Router (Beta) is a task-aware router from OpenRouter. It classifies each request, then routes it the [most popular model](/rankings#task-spend) for that task based on aggregate spend, filtered by your...
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 | Auto Router (Beta) | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 256K | 2M | 🏆 Auto Router (Beta) |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $2.00 | $-1000000.00 | 🏆 Auto Router (Beta) |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $8.00 | $-1000000.00 | 🏆 Auto Router (Beta) |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | Yes | 🏆 Auto Router (Beta) |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | — | Yes | 🏆 Auto Router (Beta) |
Frequently asked questions
Is AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 better than Auto Router (Beta)?
Auto Router (Beta) 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 Auto Router (Beta)?
Input: $2.00 vs $-1000000.00 per 1M tokens. Output: $8.00 vs $-1000000.00 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 and Auto Router (Beta) support?
AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 supports up to 256K tokens. Auto Router (Beta) supports up to 2M tokens.
Do both AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 and Auto Router (Beta) support tool calling?
AI21: Jamba Large 1.7: yes. Auto Router (Beta): yes.