Claude 3 Haiku vs Ember-1
Ember-1 leads the LLM Stats Score 43.6 to -1.5. Claude 3 Haiku is 12.0x cheaper per token.
Anthropic · Fireworks AI · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Ember-1 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 43.6 to -1.5, ranking #46 overall.
On price, Claude 3 Haiku is roughly 12.0x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.
Ember-1 also accepts a larger context window (1,040,000 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Claude 3 Haiku
- cost matters — it's about 12.0x cheaper per token
Choose Ember-1
- overall performance matters — it scores 43.6 and ranks #46 on LLM Stats
- your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
- you process long inputs — it offers a 1,040,000 token context window
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Individual benchmarks
10 reported for Claude 3 Haiku · 4 for Ember-1
Claude 3 Haiku and Ember-1don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, Claude 3 Haiku ($0.25/1M tokens) is 12.0x cheaper than Ember-1 ($3.00/1M tokens).
For output processing, Claude 3 Haiku ($1.25/1M tokens) is 12.0x cheaper than Ember-1 ($15.00/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Ember-1 is more expensive than Claude 3 Haiku.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Ember-1 accepts 1,040,000 input tokens compared to Claude 3 Haiku's 200,000 tokens. Only Claude 3 Haiku specifies output context (200,000 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Claude 3 Haiku supports multimodal inputs, whereas Ember-1 does not.
Claude 3 Haiku can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Claude 3 Haiku
Ember-1
License
Usage and distribution terms
Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.
Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.
Proprietary
Closed source
Proprietary
Closed source
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Claude 3 Haiku was released on 2024-03-13, while Ember-1 was released on 2026-09-23.
Ember-1 is 31 months newer than Claude 3 Haiku.
Mar 13, 2024
2.6 years ago
Sep 23, 2026
2 weeks ago
2.5yr newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Provider Availability
Claude 3 Haiku is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. Ember-1 is available from Fireworks.
Claude 3 Haiku
Ember-1
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Claude 3 Haiku and Ember-1 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Claude 3 Haiku vs Ember-1.