Compare/Qwen3 VL 32B (Reasoning) vs Jamba 1.6 Large

Qwen3 VL 32B (Reasoning)vsJamba 1.6 Large

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

Alibaba

Qwen3 VL 32B (Reasoning)

Input
$0.7/M
Output
$8.4/M
Speed
96 tok/s
TTFT
1.20s
AI21 Labs

Jamba 1.6 Large

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

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3 VL 32B (Reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3 VL 32B (Reasoning)
Lower Latency
Jamba 1.6 Large
Benchmarks (11-1)
Qwen3 VL 32B (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3 VL 32B (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 VL 32B (Reasoning)$1.54
Jamba 1.6 Large$2.80

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3 VL 32B (Reasoning)
96 tok/s
Jamba 1.6 Large
55 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3 VL 32B (Reasoning)
1.20s
Jamba 1.6 Large
0.77s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
24.710.6
Coding Index
14.5
Math Index
84.7
GPQA Diamond
73.3%38.7%
MMLU-Pro
81.8%56.5%
LiveCodeBench
73.8%17.2%
AIME 2025
84.7%
MATH-500
58.0%
Humanity's Last Exam
9.6%4.0%
SciCode
28.5%18.4%
IFBench
59.4%
TerminalBench
7.6%
Qwen3 VL 32B (Reasoning)11 wins
1 winsJamba 1.6 Large

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 VL 32B (Reasoning) or Jamba 1.6 Large?

Qwen3 VL 32B (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 VL 32B (Reasoning) wins 11 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 for Jamba 1.6 Large. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Qwen3 VL 32B (Reasoning) generates tokens faster at 96 tok/s vs 55 tok/s. However, Jamba 1.6 Large has lower time-to-first-token (0.77s vs 1.20s).

When should I use Qwen3 VL 32B (Reasoning) vs Jamba 1.6 Large?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3 VL 32B (Reasoning) for lower cost, Qwen3 VL 32B (Reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Qwen3 VL 32B (Reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.