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 xAI: Grok 3
AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Grok 3 is the latest model from xAI. It's their flagship model that excels at enterprise use cases like data extraction, coding, and text summarization. Possesses deep domain knowledge in finance, healthcare, law, and science.
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 | xAI: Grok 3 | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 256K | 131K | 🏆 AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $2.00 | $3.00 | 🏆 AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $8.00 | $15.00 | 🏆 AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 |
| 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 xAI: Grok 3?
AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 wins on 3 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 xAI: Grok 3?
Input: $2.00 vs $3.00 per 1M tokens. Output: $8.00 vs $15.00 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 and xAI: Grok 3 support?
AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 supports up to 256K tokens. xAI: Grok 3 supports up to 131K tokens.
Do both AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 and xAI: Grok 3 support tool calling?
AI21: Jamba Large 1.7: yes. xAI: Grok 3: yes.