Solar Pro 3 vs GPT-5 Chat vs Jamba Mini
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.
Upstage
Solar Pro 3
55/100- ECI—
- Price$0.25 / $0.25
- Context131K
OpenAIGPT-5 Chat
34/100- ECI—
- Price$1.25 / $10.00
- Context400K
AI21 LabsJamba Mini
57/100- ECI—
- Price$0.20 / $0.40
- Context256K
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: Solar Pro 3 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 priceSolar Pro 3 and Jamba MiniSolar Pro 3 $0.25 · Jamba Mini $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 ChatSolar Pro 3: Text · GPT-5 Chat: Text, Images · Jamba Mini: Text
- Self-hostingJamba MiniPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Solar Pro 3 | GPT-5 Chat | Jamba Mini |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 78 | 24 | 78 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 35 | 45 | 35 |
| Context window | 20% | 24 | 44 | 36 |
| Overall | 100% | 55/100 | 34/100 | 57/100 |
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 | Solar Pro 3Upstage | GPT-5 ChatOpenAI | Jamba MiniAI21 Labs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.25 | $1.25 | $0.20 (best) |
| Output | $0.25 (best) | $10.00 | $0.40 |
| 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 Upstage API | Median of 2 providers | Official AI21 Labs API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 131,072 tokens | 400,000 tokens (best) | 256,000 tokens |
| Max output | 8,192 tokens | 128,000 tokens (best) | 4,096 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 | Yeslow · medium · high | Yes | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | No | Yes |
| Structured output | No | Yes | Yes |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary | Open |
| API model ID | solar-pro3 | — | jamba-mini |
| API providers | 2 (best) | 2 (best) | 1 |
| Released | Jan 2026 | Aug 7, 2025 | Jan 1, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Mar 2025 | Sep 30, 2024 | Aug 22, 2024 |
What would a month cost?
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- Solar Pro 3$3.00
- GPT-5 Chat$32.50
- Jamba Mini$2.80
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Solar Pro 3, GPT-5 Chat or Jamba Mini?
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: Solar Pro 3 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, Solar Pro 3, GPT-5 Chat or Jamba Mini?
Solar Pro 3 is cheaper at $0.25 input / $0.25 output per million tokens (official Upstage API price). Jamba Mini costs $0.20 input / $0.40 output per million tokens (official AI21 Labs 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 Solar Pro 3 versus $0.25 for Jamba Mini (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. Solar Pro 3 has not been scored yet, GPT-5 Chat has not been scored yet and Jamba Mini has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Solar Pro 3, GPT-5 Chat and Jamba Mini 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: Solar Pro 3 up to 8,192, GPT-5 Chat up to 128,000, Jamba Mini up to 4,096 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Solar Pro 3 accepts text; GPT-5 Chat accepts text and images; Jamba Mini 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; Solar Pro 3 and GPT-5 Chat is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Solar Pro 3 is the newest, released Jan 2026. Jamba Mini came out Jan 1, 2026; GPT-5 Chat came out Aug 7, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Solar Pro 3 Mar 2025, GPT-5 Chat Sep 30, 2024, Jamba Mini 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.
