Which needs less VRAM, AI21 Jamba Mini 1.5 or Baichuan2 7B Base?

At BF16, AI21 Jamba Mini 1.5 needs 113.5 GB and Baichuan2 7B Base needs 15.4 GB, so Baichuan2 7B Base is the lighter option to run locally.

What is the difference between AI21 Jamba Mini 1.5 and Baichuan2 7B Base?

AI21 Jamba Mini 1.5 is a 51.6B model from AI21 Labs, while Baichuan2 7B Base is a 7B model from baichuan-inc. Compare their VRAM requirements above to see which fits your GPU or Mac.

AI21 Jamba Mini 1.5 vs Baichuan2 7B Base

Side-by-side comparison of VRAM requirements, quantization, context length, and hardware compatibility.

AI21 Jamba Mini 1.5

AI21 Labs · 51.6B

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Baichuan2 7B Base

baichuan-inc · 7B

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Specifications

	AI21 Jamba Mini 1.5	Baichuan2 7B Base
Parameters	51.6B	7B
Context	—	4K
Architecture	—	BaichuanForCausalLM
License	Other	Other
Downloads	10.0K	2.7K
Released	Feb 2026	—

VRAM by Quantization: AI21 Jamba Mini 1.5 vs Baichuan2 7B Base

Quantization	Bits	AI21 Jamba Mini 1.5 VRAM	Baichuan2 7B Base VRAM
BF16	16.00	113.5 GB	15.4 GB

Verdict

Baichuan2 7B Base needs less VRAM at BF16 (15.4 GB vs 113.5 GB), so it fits on smaller GPUs. AI21 Jamba Mini 1.5 is the more widely downloaded of the two.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which needs less VRAM, AI21 Jamba Mini 1.5 or Baichuan2 7B Base?: At BF16, AI21 Jamba Mini 1.5 needs 113.5 GB and Baichuan2 7B Base needs 15.4 GB, so Baichuan2 7B Base is the lighter option to run locally.
What is the difference between AI21 Jamba Mini 1.5 and Baichuan2 7B Base?: AI21 Jamba Mini 1.5 is a 51.6B model from AI21 Labs, while Baichuan2 7B Base is a 7B model from baichuan-inc. Compare their VRAM requirements above to see which fits your GPU or Mac.