Jamba Mini vs GPT-5 Chat vs Solar Pro 3
Too close to call on our weighted score (Jamba Mini 57, Solar Pro 3 55, GPT-5 Chat 34). The right pick depends on what you value most.
AI21 LabsJamba Mini
57/100- ECI—
- Price$0.20 / $0.40
- Context256K
OpenAIGPT-5 Chat
34/100- ECI—
- Price$1.25 / $10.00
- Context400K
Upstage
Solar Pro 3
55/100- ECI—
- Price$0.25 / $0.25
- Context131K
Too close to call
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 2 points (Jamba Mini 57/100, Solar Pro 3 55/100, GPT-5 Chat 34/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Jamba Mini 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 priceJamba Mini and Solar Pro 3Jamba Mini $0.25 · Solar Pro 3 $0.25 · GPT-5 Chat $3.44 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextGPT-5 ChatGPT-5 Chat 400,000 · Jamba Mini 256,000 · Solar Pro 3 131,072 tokens
- Widest inputsGPT-5 ChatJamba Mini: Text · GPT-5 Chat: Text, Images · Solar Pro 3: Text
- Self-hostingJamba MiniPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Jamba Mini | GPT-5 Chat | Solar Pro 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 78 | 24 | 78 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 35 | 45 | 35 |
| Context window | 20% | 36 | 44 | 24 |
| Overall | 100% | 57/100 | 34/100 | 55/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | Jamba MiniAI21 Labs | GPT-5 ChatOpenAI | Solar Pro 3Upstage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.20 (best) | $1.25 | $0.25 |
| Output | $0.40 | $10.00 | $0.25 (best) |
| Cached input | — | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.25 (best) | $3.44 | $0.25 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official AI21 Labs API | Median of 2 providers | Official Upstage API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 256,000 tokens | 400,000 tokens (best) | 131,072 tokens |
| Max output | 4,096 tokens | 128,000 tokens (best) | 8,192 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes | No |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | Yes | Yeslow · medium · high |
| Tool calling | Yes | No | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | Yes | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API model ID | jamba-mini | — | solar-pro3 |
| API providers | 1 | 2 (best) | 2 (best) |
| Released | Jan 1, 2026 | Aug 7, 2025 | Jan 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Aug 22, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Mar 2025 |
What would a month cost?
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- Jamba Mini$2.80
- GPT-5 Chat$32.50
- Solar Pro 3$3.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Jamba Mini, GPT-5 Chat or Solar Pro 3?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 2 points (Jamba Mini 57/100, Solar Pro 3 55/100, GPT-5 Chat 34/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Jamba Mini 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 Mini, GPT-5 Chat or Solar Pro 3?
Jamba Mini is cheaper at $0.20 input / $0.40 output per million tokens (official AI21 Labs API price). Solar Pro 3 costs $0.25 input / $0.25 output per million tokens (official Upstage API price); GPT-5 Chat costs $1.25 input / $10.00 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.25 per million tokens for Jamba Mini versus $0.25 for Solar Pro 3 (1× as much) and $3.44 for GPT-5 Chat (14× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Jamba Mini has not been scored yet, GPT-5 Chat has not been scored yet and Solar Pro 3 has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Jamba Mini, GPT-5 Chat and Solar Pro 3 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 Mini and 131,072 for Solar Pro 3. Maximum output per response: Jamba Mini up to 4,096, GPT-5 Chat up to 128,000, Solar Pro 3 up to 8,192 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Jamba Mini accepts text; GPT-5 Chat accepts text and images; Solar Pro 3 accepts text. GPT-5 Chat handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Jamba Mini publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; GPT-5 Chat and Solar Pro 3 is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Jamba Mini is the newest, released Jan 1, 2026. Solar Pro 3 came out Jan 2026; GPT-5 Chat came out Aug 7, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Jamba Mini Aug 22, 2024, GPT-5 Chat Sep 30, 2024, Solar Pro 3 Mar 2025.
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.
