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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct vs Jamba Large

Too close to call on our weighted score (Jamba Large 30, Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct 28). The right pick depends on what you value most.

  1. Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct

    Released Apr 2025

    28/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$1.50 / $7.50
    • Context262K
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  2. AI21 Labs

    Jamba Large

    Released Jul 1, 2025

    30/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$2.00 / $8.00
    • Context256K
    Full specs Remove Jamba Large

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01 — Verdict

Too close to call

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 1 points (Jamba Large 30/100, Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct 28/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct on price and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct 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 priceQwen3-Coder 480B-A35B InstructQwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct $3.00 · Jamba Large $3.50 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextQwen3-Coder 480B-A35B InstructQwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct 262,144 · Jamba Large 256,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsQwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: Text · Jamba Large: Text
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightQwen3-Coder 480B-A35B InstructJamba Large
Price50%2724
Inputs & features30%2535
Context window20%3736
Overall100%28/10030/100

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.

Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct vs Jamba Large specifications side by side
SpecificationQwen3-Coder 480B-A35B InstructAlibaba (Qwen)Jamba LargeAI21 Labs
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$1.50 (best)$2.00
Output$7.50 (best)$8.00
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$3.00 (best)$3.50
Long-context rateOver 32K: $2.70 / $13.50Same rate
Price sourceOfficial Alibaba APIOfficial AI21 Labs API
Limits
Context window262,144 tokens (best)256,000 tokens
Max output65,536 tokens (best)4,096 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoNo
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoYes
Availability
WeightsOpenOpen
API model IDqwen3-coder-480b-a35b-instructjamba-large
API providers7 (best)1
ReleasedApr 2025Jul 1, 2025
Knowledge cutoffApr 2025Aug 22, 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.

  • Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct$30.00
  • Jamba Large$36.00
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct or Jamba Large?

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 1 points (Jamba Large 30/100, Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct 28/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct on price and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct 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, Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct or Jamba Large?

Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct is cheaper at $1.50 input / $7.50 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). 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 Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct versus $3.50 for Jamba Large (1.2× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct has not been scored yet and Jamba Large has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct and Jamba Large yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 256,000 for Jamba Large. Maximum output per response: Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct up to 65,536, Jamba Large up to 4,096 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct accepts text; Jamba Large accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, both publish their weights, so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

Jamba Large is the newest, released Jul 1, 2025. Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct came out Apr 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct Apr 2025, Jamba Large Aug 22, 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.

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