Solar Pro 3 vs Seed 2.0 Lite vs Jamba Mini
Seed 2.0 Lite comes out ahead, 73 to 57 and 55 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
Upstage
Solar Pro 3
55/100- ECI—
- Price$0.25 / $0.25
- Context131K
- Our pick
ByteDance SeedSeed 2.0 Lite
73/100- ECI—
- Price$0.089 / $0.534
- Context256K
AI21 LabsJamba Mini
57/100- ECI—
- Price$0.20 / $0.40
- Context256K
Seed 2.0 Lite is our pick
Seed 2.0 Lite is the better all-round choice, scoring 73/100 against Jamba Mini (57) and Solar Pro 3 (55). It leads on price and inputs & features. 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 priceSeed 2.0 LiteSeed 2.0 Lite $0.20 · Solar Pro 3 $0.25 · Jamba Mini $0.25 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextSeed 2.0 Lite and Jamba MiniSeed 2.0 Lite 256,000 · Jamba Mini 256,000 · Solar Pro 3 131,072 tokens
- Widest inputsSeed 2.0 LiteSolar Pro 3: Text · Seed 2.0 Lite: Text, Images, Video · Jamba Mini: Text
- Self-hostingJamba MiniPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Solar Pro 3 | Seed 2.0 Lite | Jamba Mini |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 78 | 83 | 78 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 35 | 80 | 35 |
| Context window | 20% | 24 | 36 | 36 |
| Overall | 100% | 55/100 | 73/100 | 57/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Solar Pro 3Upstage | Seed 2.0 LiteByteDance Seed | Jamba MiniAI21 Labs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.25 | $0.089 (best) | $0.20 |
| Output | $0.25 (best) | $0.534 | $0.40 |
| Cached input | — | $0.018 | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.25 | $0.20 (best) | $0.25 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Over 32K: $0.134 / $0.802 | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Upstage API | Official Volcengine Ark API | Official AI21 Labs API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 131,072 tokens | 256,000 tokens (best) | 256,000 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 8,192 tokens | 32,000 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 | Yes | No |
| Reasoning | Yeslow · medium · high | Yesminimal · low · medium · high · xhigh · max | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | Yes | Yes |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary | Open |
| API model ID | solar-pro3 | doubao-seed-2-0-lite-260428 | jamba-mini |
| API providers | 2 | 6 (best) | 1 |
| Released | Jan 2026 | Feb 14, 2026 | Jan 1, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Mar 2025 | — | Aug 22, 2024 |
What would a month cost?
Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.
- Solar Pro 3$3.00
- Seed 2.0 Lite$1.96
- Jamba Mini$2.80
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Solar Pro 3, Seed 2.0 Lite or Jamba Mini?
Seed 2.0 Lite is the better all-round choice, scoring 73/100 against Jamba Mini (57) and Solar Pro 3 (55). It leads on price and inputs & features. 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, Seed 2.0 Lite or Jamba Mini?
Seed 2.0 Lite is cheaper at $0.089 input / $0.534 output per million tokens (official Volcengine Ark API price). Solar Pro 3 costs $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). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.20 per million tokens for Seed 2.0 Lite versus $0.25 for Solar Pro 3 (1.2× as much) and $0.25 for Jamba Mini (1.2× 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, Seed 2.0 Lite 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, Seed 2.0 Lite and Jamba Mini yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Seed 2.0 Lite and Jamba Mini have the largest context windows (256,000 and 256,000 tokens), against 131,072 for Solar Pro 3. Maximum output per response: Solar Pro 3 up to 8,192, Seed 2.0 Lite up to 32,000, Jamba Mini up to 4,096 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Solar Pro 3 accepts text; Seed 2.0 Lite accepts text, images and video; Jamba Mini accepts text. Seed 2.0 Lite 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 Seed 2.0 Lite is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Seed 2.0 Lite is the newest, released Feb 14, 2026. Solar Pro 3 came out Jan 2026; Jamba Mini came out Jan 1, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Solar Pro 3 Mar 2025, 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.
