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Ember-1 vs Gemma 2 27B

Ember-1 leads the LLM Stats Score 43.6 to -0.7.

Fireworks AI · Google · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Ember-1 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 43.6 to -0.7, ranking #46 overall.

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

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

Choose Gemma 2 27B

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

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Ember-1
Fireworks AI
Gemma 2 27B
Google
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
43.6
#46
-0.7
#344
Reasoning
38.6
#71
-1.1
#340
Coding
38.0
#20
-8.0
#277
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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Individual benchmarks

4 reported for Ember-1 · 16 for Gemma 2 27B

No common benchmarks found

Ember-1 and Gemma 2 27Bdon'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

2752.8B diff

Ember-1 has 2752.8B more parameters than Gemma 2 27B, making it 10120.6% larger.

Fireworks AI
Ember-1
2.8Tparameters
Google
Gemma 2 27B
27.2Bparameters
2780.0B
Ember-1
27.2B
Gemma 2 27B

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
Gemma 2 27B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Wed Oct 07 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

Ember-1 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Gemma 2 27B uses Gemma.

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

Ember-1

Proprietary

Closed source

Gemma 2 27B

Gemma

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Ember-1 was released on 2026-09-23, while Gemma 2 27B was released on 2024-06-27.

Ember-1 is 27 months newer than Gemma 2 27B.

Ember-1

Sep 23, 2026

2 weeks ago

2.2yr newer
Gemma 2 27B

Jun 27, 2024

2.3 years ago

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 Gemma 2 27B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Ember-1
✓ Preferred
Gemma 2 27B
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Ember-1 vs Gemma 2 27B.

Which is better, Ember-1 or Gemma 2 27B?

Ember-1 leads the LLM Stats Score 43.6 to -0.7. Ember-1 is made by Fireworks AI and Gemma 2 27B 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 Gemma 2 27B 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%. Gemma 2 27B scores ARC-E: 88.6%, HellaSwag: 86.4%, BoolQ: 84.8%, TriviaQA: 83.7%, Winogrande: 83.7%.

What are the context window sizes for Ember-1 and Gemma 2 27B?

Ember-1 supports 1.0M tokens and Gemma 2 27B 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 Gemma 2 27B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (43.6 vs -0.7), licensing (Proprietary vs Gemma). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Ember-1 and Gemma 2 27B?

Ember-1 is developed by Fireworks AI and Gemma 2 27B is developed by Google.

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