Compare/Qwen3 235B A22B (Reasoning) vs Jamba 1.6 Large

Qwen3 235B A22B (Reasoning)vsJamba 1.6 Large

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

Alibaba

Qwen3 235B A22B (Reasoning)

Input
$0.7/M
Output
$8.4/M
Speed
51 tok/s
TTFT
1.22s
AI21 Labs

Jamba 1.6 Large

Input
$2/M
Output
$8/M
Speed
55 tok/s
TTFT
0.77s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3 235B A22B (Reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Jamba 1.6 Large
Lower Latency
Jamba 1.6 Large
Benchmarks (12-0)
Qwen3 235B A22B (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3 235B A22B (Reasoning)Jamba 1.6 Large
Input ($/M tokens)$0.7$2
Output ($/M tokens)$8.4$8
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3 235B A22B (Reasoning)$1.54
Jamba 1.6 Large$2.80

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3 235B A22B (Reasoning)
51 tok/s
Jamba 1.6 Large
55 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3 235B A22B (Reasoning)
1.22s
Jamba 1.6 Large
0.77s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
19.810.6
Coding Index
17.4
Math Index
82.0
GPQA Diamond
70.0%38.7%
MMLU-Pro
82.8%56.5%
LiveCodeBench
62.2%17.2%
AIME 2025
82.0%
MATH-500
93.0%58.0%
Humanity's Last Exam
11.7%4.0%
SciCode
39.9%18.4%
IFBench
38.7%
TerminalBench
6.1%
Qwen3 235B A22B (Reasoning)12 wins
0 winsJamba 1.6 Large

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 235B A22B (Reasoning) or Jamba 1.6 Large?

Qwen3 235B A22B (Reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $2.63/M tokens vs $3.50/M for Jamba 1.6 Large.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Qwen3 235B A22B (Reasoning) wins 12 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 0 for Jamba 1.6 Large. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Jamba 1.6 Large generates tokens faster at 55 tok/s vs 51 tok/s. However, Jamba 1.6 Large has lower time-to-first-token (0.77s vs 1.22s).

When should I use Qwen3 235B A22B (Reasoning) vs Jamba 1.6 Large?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3 235B A22B (Reasoning) for lower cost, Qwen3 235B A22B (Reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Jamba 1.6 Large for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.