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Ember-1 vs Gemini 4 Carbon

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the LLM Stats Score 57.5 to 42.5.

Fireworks AI · Google · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the overall LLM Stats Score 57.5 to 42.5, ranking #4 overall.

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

Choose Ember-1

  • you want predictable pricing at $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output

Choose Gemini 4 Carbon

  • overall performance matters — it scores 57.5 and ranks #4 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and agents — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Ember-1
Fireworks AI
Gemini 4 Carbon
Google
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
42.5
#66
57.5
#4
Reasoning
38.3
#85
53.5
#7
Coding
36.8
#32
46.4
#4
Agents
29.6
#55
44.4
#4
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$3.00 / M
— / M
Output price
$15.00 / M
— / M
Context window
1,040,000
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Ember-1
Gemini 4 Carbon
Tool use
16.5#106
34.3#5
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

4 reported for Ember-1 · 16 for Gemini 4 Carbon

No common benchmarks found

Ember-1 and Gemini 4 Carbondon'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

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

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

Fireworks AI
Ember-1
Input1,040,000 tokens
Output- tokens
Google
Gemini 4 Carbon
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mon Nov 09 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Gemini 4 Carbon supports multimodal inputs, whereas Ember-1 does not.

Gemini 4 Carbon can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Ember-1

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Gemini 4 Carbon

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

Ember-1

Proprietary

Closed source

Gemini 4 Carbon

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Ember-1 was released on 2026-09-23, while Gemini 4 Carbon was released on 2026-10-28.

Gemini 4 Carbon is 1 month newer than Ember-1.

Ember-1

Sep 23, 2026

1 months ago

Gemini 4 Carbon

Oct 28, 2026

1 weeks ago

1mo 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

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Ember-1 and Gemini 4 Carbon side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Ember-1
✓ Preferred
Gemini 4 Carbon
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Ember-1 vs Gemini 4 Carbon.

Which is better, Ember-1 or Gemini 4 Carbon?

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the LLM Stats Score 57.5 to 42.5. Ember-1 is made by Fireworks AI and Gemini 4 Carbon is made by Google. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Ember-1 compare to Gemini 4 Carbon in benchmarks?

Ember-1 scores SWE-Bench Verified: 92.2%, Terminal-Bench 2.1: 82.0%, DeepSWE 1.1: 75.2%, Tau2 Airline: 66.0%. Gemini 4 Carbon scores Gray Swan IPI Benchmark: 100.0%, Vending-Bench 2: 100.0%, Graphwalks BFS >128k: 96.2%, WebDev Arena: 88.4%, SEC-bench Pro: 88.2%.

What are the context window sizes for Ember-1 and Gemini 4 Carbon?

Ember-1 supports 1.0M tokens and Gemini 4 Carbon supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Ember-1 and Gemini 4 Carbon?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (42.5 vs 57.5), multimodal support (no vs yes). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Ember-1 and Gemini 4 Carbon?

Ember-1 is developed by Fireworks AI and Gemini 4 Carbon is developed by Google.

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