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Comparison · 3 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Jamba Large vs Pixtral Large (25.02) vs GPT-5 Chat

Too close to call on our weighted score (GPT-5 Chat 34, Pixtral Large (25.02) 33, Jamba Large 30). The right pick depends on what you value most.

  1. AI21 Labs

    Jamba Large

    Released Jul 1, 2025

    30/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$2.00 / $8.00
    • Context256K
  2. Mistral AI

    Pixtral Large (25.02)

    Released Apr 8, 2025

    33/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$2.00 / $6.00
    • Context128K
  3. OpenAI

    GPT-5 Chat

    Released Aug 7, 2025

    34/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$1.25 / $10.00
    • Context400K
01 — Verdict

Too close to call

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 1 points (GPT-5 Chat 34/100, Pixtral Large (25.02) 33/100, Jamba Large 30/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Pixtral Large (25.02) on price and GPT-5 Chat for long inputs. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

  • CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
  • Lowest pricePixtral Large (25.02)Pixtral Large (25.02) $3.00 · GPT-5 Chat $3.44 · Jamba Large $3.50 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextGPT-5 ChatGPT-5 Chat 400,000 · Jamba Large 256,000 · Pixtral Large (25.02) 128,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsPixtral Large (25.02) and GPT-5 ChatJamba Large: Text · Pixtral Large (25.02): Text, Images · GPT-5 Chat: Text, Images
  • Self-hostingJamba LargePublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightJamba LargePixtral Large (25.02)GPT-5 Chat
Price50%242724
Inputs & features30%355045
Context window20%362444
Overall100%30/10033/10034/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Jamba Large vs Pixtral Large (25.02) vs GPT-5 Chat specifications side by side
SpecificationJamba LargeAI21 LabsPixtral Large (25.02)Mistral AIGPT-5 ChatOpenAI
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)———
ECI rank———
Price per million tokens
Input$2.00$2.00$1.25 (best)
Output$8.00$6.00 (best)$10.00
Cached input———
Blended (3:1)$3.50$3.00 (best)$3.44
Long-context rateSame rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial AI21 Labs APIMedian of 3 providersMedian of 2 providers
Limits
Context window256,000 tokens128,000 tokens400,000 tokens (best)
Max output4,096 tokens8,192 tokens128,000 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYesYes
ImagesNoYesYes
PDFsNoNoNo
AudioNoNoNo
VideoNoNoNo
ReasoningNoNoYes
Tool callingYesYesNo
Structured outputYesNoYes
Availability
WeightsOpenProprietaryProprietary
API model IDjamba-large——
API providers13 (best)2
ReleasedJul 1, 2025Apr 8, 2025Aug 7, 2025
Knowledge cutoffAug 22, 2024—Sep 30, 2024
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.

  • Jamba Large$36.00
  • Pixtral Large (25.02)$32.00
  • GPT-5 Chat$32.50
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Jamba Large, Pixtral Large (25.02) or GPT-5 Chat?

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 1 points (GPT-5 Chat 34/100, Pixtral Large (25.02) 33/100, Jamba Large 30/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Pixtral Large (25.02) on price and GPT-5 Chat for long inputs. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, Jamba Large, Pixtral Large (25.02) or GPT-5 Chat?

Pixtral Large (25.02) is cheaper at $2.00 input / $6.00 output per million tokens (median across 3 API providers). GPT-5 Chat costs $1.25 input / $10.00 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers); Jamba Large costs $2.00 input / $8.00 output per million tokens (official AI21 Labs API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $3.00 per million tokens for Pixtral Large (25.02) versus $3.44 for GPT-5 Chat (1.1× as much) and $3.50 for Jamba Large (1.2× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Jamba Large has not been scored yet, Pixtral Large (25.02) has not been scored yet and GPT-5 Chat has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Jamba Large, Pixtral Large (25.02) and GPT-5 Chat yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that GPT-5 Chat does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.

Which has the bigger context window?

GPT-5 Chat has the largest context window at 400,000 tokens, against 256,000 for Jamba Large and 128,000 for Pixtral Large (25.02). Maximum output per response: Jamba Large up to 4,096, Pixtral Large (25.02) up to 8,192, GPT-5 Chat up to 128,000 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Jamba Large accepts text; Pixtral Large (25.02) accepts text and images; GPT-5 Chat accepts text and images. Pixtral Large (25.02) handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Jamba Large publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Pixtral Large (25.02) and GPT-5 Chat is proprietary.

Which is newer?

GPT-5 Chat is the newest, released Aug 7, 2025. Jamba Large came out Jul 1, 2025; Pixtral Large (25.02) came out Apr 8, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Jamba Large Aug 22, 2024, GPT-5 Chat Sep 30, 2024.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.