Which needs less VRAM, AI21 Jamba Mini 1.5 or Nemotron Terminal 32B?

At BF16, AI21 Jamba Mini 1.5 needs 113.5 GB and Nemotron Terminal 32B needs 66.2 GB, so Nemotron Terminal 32B is the lighter option to run locally.

What is the difference between AI21 Jamba Mini 1.5 and Nemotron Terminal 32B?

AI21 Jamba Mini 1.5 is a 51.6B model from AI21 Labs, while Nemotron Terminal 32B is a 32.8B model from NVIDIA. Compare their VRAM requirements above to see which fits your GPU or Mac.

AI21 Jamba Mini 1.5 vs Nemotron Terminal 32B

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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Nemotron Terminal 32B

NVIDIA · 32.8B

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Specifications

	AI21 Jamba Mini 1.5	Nemotron Terminal 32B
Parameters	51.6B	32.8B
Context	—	41K
Architecture	—	Qwen3ForCausalLM
License	Other	Other
Downloads	10.0K	1.3K
Released	Feb 2026	Feb 2026

VRAM by Quantization: AI21 Jamba Mini 1.5 vs Nemotron Terminal 32B

Quantization	Bits	AI21 Jamba Mini 1.5 VRAM	Nemotron Terminal 32B VRAM
BF16	16.00	113.5 GB	66.2 GB

Verdict

Nemotron Terminal 32B needs less VRAM at BF16 (66.2 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 Nemotron Terminal 32B?: At BF16, AI21 Jamba Mini 1.5 needs 113.5 GB and Nemotron Terminal 32B needs 66.2 GB, so Nemotron Terminal 32B is the lighter option to run locally.
What is the difference between AI21 Jamba Mini 1.5 and Nemotron Terminal 32B?: AI21 Jamba Mini 1.5 is a 51.6B model from AI21 Labs, while Nemotron Terminal 32B is a 32.8B model from NVIDIA. Compare their VRAM requirements above to see which fits your GPU or Mac.