IFM (MBZUAI) / ifm/jais-3-mova-36b-a4b
Jais 3 MoVA 36B A4B - access through LLMTR
Jais 3 MoVA 36B A4B is a mixture-of-experts (MoE) model from the Jais 3 family, built for Arabic and English by MBZUAI's Institute of Foundation Models (IFM) and Inception42, with 36 billion total and 4 billion active parameters. Its context window is 524,288 tokens and it accepts text only. Tool calling, JSON mode and structured output with JSON Schema are supported; use auto for tool_choice. The model reasons before answering by default; reasoning_effort selects high, or low to turn reasoning off. Reasoning tokens count toward max_tokens. It is free until 5 November 2026, 23:59 (TRT), with a daily token allowance.
Technical specifications
| Canonical ID | ifm/jais-3-mova-36b-a4b |
|---|---|
| Provider | IFM (MBZUAI) |
| Context window | 524,288 tokens |
| Operations | CHAT_COMPLETIONS |
| Modalities | text |
Pricing
An 8% platform margin applies to credit top-ups; model usage prices are not separately marked up.
| Operation | Metric | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAT_COMPLETIONS | INPUT_TEXT | PER_1M_TOKENS | Not available |
| CHAT_COMPLETIONS | OUTPUT_TEXT | PER_1M_TOKENS | Not available |
Example usage
With existing OpenAI SDK flows, change only the base URL and model identifier.
curl https://llmtr.com/v1/chat/completions -H "Authorization: Bearer llmtr-your_key" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"model":"ifm/jais-3-mova-36b-a4b","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello"}]}'Guides about this model
- Jais 3 or Claude Haiku 5.5 for Arabic? - Both models are called on LLMTR with the same API key through /v1/chat/completions. Jais 3 was built for Arabic and English and is free with a daily allowance until 5 November 2026, 23:59 (TRT), after which it returns 410. Claude Haiku 5.5 is paid and Anthropic lists Arabic; it is the option for customer data and for production after 6 November.
- Arabic language model API: a first request with Jais 3 - On LLMTR, Jais 3 is called with the OpenAI SDK at https://llmtr.com/v1/chat/completions under the id ifm/jais-3-mova-36b-a4b. The model is built for Arabic and English, carries a 524,288-token context and accepts text only. It is free until 5 November 2026, 23:59 (TRT), with a daily token allowance.
- An Arabic agent that calls tools with Jais 3: the OpenAI tools loop - On LLMTR, Jais 3 calls tools in the OpenAI format. An agent loop uses tool_choice auto: the model calls the tool, gets the result back in a tool message and answers in Arabic. required, a named function and none with tools attached return 400 on this model. The model is free with a daily allowance until 5 November 2026, 23:59 (TRT).
- JSON output from Arabic text: Jais 3 and json_schema - On LLMTR, ifm/jais-3-mova-36b-a4b accepts json_object and json_schema through response_format. To turn an Arabic customer message into a JSON object with a category, an order number and an Arabic summary, you send the schema as strict and validate the result in code. The model is free with a daily allowance until 5 November 2026, 23:59 (TRT).
- reasoning_effort on Jais 3: the difference between low and high - On LLMTR, Jais 3 accepts two reasoning levels: high is the default and the model reasons before answering, while low turns reasoning off. medium, none and minimal return 400; reasoning enabled false is the same as low. Reasoning tokens count toward max_tokens and toward the daily allowance, which runs until 5 November 2026.
- Jais 3 or K2 Horizon? Choosing between IFM's two models - Jais 3 and K2 Horizon are models from the same maker, MBZUAI's IFM, and on LLMTR both come with a 524,288-token context, free with a daily allowance until 5 November 2026. Jais 3 is for Arabic and English, 36B (4B active); K2 Horizon is 375B (23B active) and reasons before every answer. Forcing a tool works only on K2 Horizon.
- Arabic models on LLMTR: Jais 3, Jais ASR and K2 Horizon - In October 2026 three models from MBZUAI's IFM were added to LLMTR: ifm/jais-3-mova-36b-a4b for Arabic and English chat, ifm/jais-asr for Arabic recordings, and ifm/k2-horizon-375b-a23b, which reasons before every answer. All three are free with a daily allowance until 5 November 2026, 23:59 (TRT), and are retired on 6 November.
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