Overview
AI21 Labs is an Israeli AI company creating enterprise-focused language models and AI writing tools. Founded by former AI researchers, AI21 has developed the Jurassic series of models and recently introduced Jamba, a hybrid SSM-Transformer architecture. The company offers both API access to models and AI21 Studio, a platform for building AI applications.
AI21 focuses on high-quality text generation for enterprise use cases, particularly long-form content creation and professional writing. Their models emphasize factuality, coherence, and customization capabilities for specific domains and use cases.
Key Features
**Jamba**: Novel SSM-Transformer hybrid architecture**Jurassic-2**: Enterprise-grade language models**Contextual Answers**: RAG-optimized responses**Task-Specific APIs**: Specialized APIs for common tasks**Customization**: Fine-tune models for your domain**Long Context**: Extended context windows**AI21 Studio**: Platform for building AI apps**Enterprise Focus**: SOC 2, security, supportWhen to Use AI21
AI21 is ideal for:
Enterprise content creation and writingOrganizations needing domain customizationLong-form content generationApplications requiring factual accuracyCompanies wanting alternative to US providersTeams needing enterprise support and SLAsPros
Strong enterprise focusInnovative Jamba architectureGood customization optionsTask-specific APIs simplify common use casesAvailable on AWS BedrockFocus on factuality and qualityIsraeli alternative to US/EU providersGood enterprise supportCons
Less capable than GPT-4/Claude overallSmaller ecosystem and communityLimited brand recognitionFewer model optionsHigher pricing than some competitorsLess documentation and examplesSmaller developer communityLimited multimodal capabilitiesPricing
**Jamba-Instruct**: $0.50 per 1M input, $0.70 per 1M output**Jurassic-2 Ultra**: $15 per 1M input, $15 per 1M output**Custom Models**: Enterprise pricing for fine-tuning**Task APIs**: Varying pricing by task