Model profile
AI21

Jamba 1.6 Large

Jamba 1.6 Large is a mid-range text-first model from AI21 with a balanced runtime profile, unknown context posture, and the clearest fit around agent workflows / long-context research.

Best for: Agent workflows / Long-context researchBalanced latencyUnknown contextMid-range pricing
Intelligence
10.6

Benchmark blend

Coding
0.172

Dev workflow signal

Context
N/A

Unknown

Input Price
$2.00

Mid-range tier

Decision snapshot
33

Jamba 1.6 Large currently reads as a mid-range text-first option with unknown context and a balanced runtime profile.

Overall profile
Use-case specific
Best for
Agent workflows / Long-context research
Latency tier
Balanced
Price tier
Mid-range
Source coverage
OpenRouterArtificial Analysis

Decision Strip

Decision rail before the raw tables

Core buy-side signals stay in one pass. The rest of the page expands only after intelligence, speed, context, and price are clear.

Intelligence
10.6
11

General reasoning and benchmark headroom.

Limited
Speed
57 tok/s
64

TTFT 0.80s

Competitive
Context
N/A
34

How much prompt and task state can stay in view.

Limited
Price
$2.00
62

$8.00 output / 1M

Competitive

Editorial Profile

Jamba 1.6 Large in one narrative

Positioning, tradeoffs, and fit are consolidated into one read instead of repeating the same story across separate cards.

Use-case specificCoding score 17Math score 58

The Jamba 1.6 Large AI model by AI21.

Identity

AI21 text-first profile

Positioning

Agent workflows / Long-context research with unknown context and balanced runtime.

Cost posture

Balanced spend profile. Easier to justify in mixed production and exploration workloads.

Strengths
  • The available source data suggests a balanced profile rather than one dominant edge.

Tradeoffs
  • Costs look manageable, but still deserve attention in always-on agents or batch jobs.

  • Latency is balanced rather than ultra-fast, which is fine for most workflows but not the snappiest tier.

  • Current metadata points to a text-first profile rather than a broad multimodal one.

Best fit
  • Focused chat, retrieval-augmented flows, and narrower production tasks.

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Benchmarks

Grouped by job-to-be-done

Only benchmark categories with actual signal are shown. Secondary values stay as simple definitions instead of nested micro-cards.

General intelligence

Broad reasoning, knowledge depth, and flagship benchmark posture.

Intelligence Index
10.6
MMLU Pro
56.5%
GPQA
38.7%
HLE
4.0%
Coding

Software implementation, debugging quality, and coding benchmark signal.

LiveCodeBench
0.172
SciCode
18.4%
Math

Formal reasoning, structured problem solving, and competition-style math.

AIME
4.7%
Math 500
58.0%

Specs & Pricing

Technical snapshot and cost posture

Specs stay neutral, pricing gets emphasis through values rather than extra containers. Raw provider internals remain in metadata at the end.

Technical snapshot
Context Window
N/A
Vision
Text-first
Price architecture
Input
per 1M input tokens
$2.00
Output
per 1M output tokens
$8.00
Blended
AA 3:1 mix
$3.50

This model sits in a balanced spend range. It is easier to justify across both production and exploratory workflows.

Metadata

Raw source tables at the end

Verification details remain available, but the page no longer forces them ahead of the editorial read.