AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 and Qwen: Qwen3 8B are evenly matched; the right pick depends on your priorities.
| Metric | AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 | Qwen: Qwen3 8B |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence Index | 10.9✓ | 10.6 |
| Coding Index | 7.8✓ | 7.1 |
| GPQA Diamond | 39% | 45%✓ |
| Design Arena Elo | — | — |
| Speed (tokens/sec) | 57✓ | 30 |
| Latency | 1.1s | 656ms✓ |
| Input price /M | $2.00 | $0.050✓ |
| Output price /M | $8.00 | $0.400✓ |
| Context window | 256K✓ | 131K |
| Capabilities | ToolsJSON | ReasoningToolsJSON |