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DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B vs Ember-1

Ember-1 leads the LLM Stats Score 43.6 to 7.0.

DeepSeek · Fireworks AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Ember-1 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 43.6 to 7.0, ranking #46 overall.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

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 want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
DeepSeek
Ember-1
Fireworks AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
7.0
#304
43.6
#46
Reasoning
7.3
#296
38.6
#71
Coding
2.5
#237
38.0
#20
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
— / M
$3.00 / M
Output price
— / M
$15.00 / M
Context window
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1,040,000

Individual benchmarks

4 reported for DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B · 4 for Ember-1

No common benchmarks found

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B 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

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

2772.0B diff

Ember-1 has 2772.0B more parameters than DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B, making it 34520.2% larger.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
8.0Bparameters
Fireworks AI
Ember-1
2.8Tparameters
8.0B
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
2780.0B
Ember-1

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Ember-1 specifies input context (1,040,000 tokens).

DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Fireworks AI
Ember-1
Input1,040,000 tokens
Output- tokens
Wed Oct 07 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B is licensed under MIT, while Ember-1 uses a proprietary license.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

MIT

Open weights

Ember-1

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B was released on 2025-01-20, while Ember-1 was released on 2026-09-23.

Ember-1 is 20 months newer than DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

Jan 20, 2025

1.7 years ago

Ember-1

Sep 23, 2026

2 weeks ago

1.7yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B and Ember-1 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
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Ember-1
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FAQ

Common questions about DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B vs Ember-1.

Which is better, DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B or Ember-1?

Ember-1 leads the LLM Stats Score 43.6 to 7.0. DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B is made by DeepSeek and Ember-1 is made by Fireworks AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B compare to Ember-1 in benchmarks?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B scores MATH-500: 89.1%, AIME 2024: 80.0%, GPQA: 49.0%, LiveCodeBench: 39.6%. Ember-1 scores SWE-Bench Verified: 92.2%, Terminal-Bench 2.1: 82.0%, DeepSWE 1.1: 75.2%, Tau2 Airline: 66.0%.

What are the context window sizes for DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B and Ember-1?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B supports an unknown number of tokens and Ember-1 supports 1.0M tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B and Ember-1?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (7.0 vs 43.6), licensing (MIT vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B and Ember-1?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B is developed by DeepSeek and Ember-1 is developed by Fireworks AI.

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