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Ember-1 vs GPT-3.5 Turbo

Ember-1 leads the LLM Stats Score 43.6 to -9.4. GPT-3.5 Turbo is 8.0x cheaper per token.

Fireworks AI · OpenAI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Ember-1 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 43.6 to -9.4, ranking #46 overall.

On price, GPT-3.5 Turbo is roughly 8.0x 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 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

Choose GPT-3.5 Turbo

  • cost matters — it's about 8.0x cheaper per token

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Ember-1
Fireworks AI
GPT-3.5 Turbo
OpenAI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
43.6
#46
-9.4
#378
Reasoning
38.6
#71
-8.7
#371
Coding
38.0
#20
-4.5
#272
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$3.00 / M
$0.50 / M
Output price
$15.00 / M
$1.50 / M
Context window
1,040,000
16,385

Individual benchmarks

4 reported for Ember-1 · 8 for GPT-3.5 Turbo

No common benchmarks found

Ember-1 and GPT-3.5 Turbodon'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

GPT-3.5 Turbo costs less

For input processing, Ember-1 ($3.00/1M tokens) is 6.0x more expensive than GPT-3.5 Turbo ($0.50/1M tokens).

For output processing, Ember-1 ($15.00/1M tokens) is 10.0x more expensive than GPT-3.5 Turbo ($1.50/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Ember-1 is more expensive than GPT-3.5 Turbo.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
Wed Oct 07 2026 • llm-stats.com
Fireworks AI
Ember-1
Input tokens$3.00
Output tokens$15.00
Best providerFireworks
OpenAI
GPT-3.5 Turbo
Input tokens$0.50
Output tokens$1.50
Best providerAzure
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Ember-1 accepts 1,040,000 input tokens compared to GPT-3.5 Turbo's 16,385 tokens. Only GPT-3.5 Turbo specifies output context (4,096 tokens).

Fireworks AI
Ember-1
Input1,040,000 tokens
Output- tokens
OpenAI
GPT-3.5 Turbo
Input16,385 tokens
Output4,096 tokens
Wed Oct 07 2026 • llm-stats.com

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

GPT-3.5 Turbo

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Ember-1 was released on 2026-09-23, while GPT-3.5 Turbo was released on 2023-03-21.

Ember-1 is 43 months newer than GPT-3.5 Turbo.

Ember-1

Sep 23, 2026

2 weeks ago

3.5yr newer
GPT-3.5 Turbo

Mar 21, 2023

3.6 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

GPT-3.5 Turbo has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2021-09-30, while Ember-1's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm GPT-3.5 Turbo's training data extends to 2021-09-30, but cannot make a direct comparison without Ember-1's cutoff date.

Ember-1

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GPT-3.5 Turbo

Sep 2021

Provider Availability

Ember-1 is available from Fireworks. GPT-3.5 Turbo is available from Azure, OpenAI.

Ember-1

fireworks logo
Fireworks
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M

GPT-3.5 Turbo

azure logo
Azure
Input Price:Input: $0.50/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.50/1M
openai logo
OpenAI
Input Price:Input: $0.50/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.50/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Ember-1 and GPT-3.5 Turbo side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Ember-1
✓ Preferred
GPT-3.5 Turbo
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FAQ

Common questions about Ember-1 vs GPT-3.5 Turbo.

Which is better, Ember-1 or GPT-3.5 Turbo?

Ember-1 leads the LLM Stats Score 43.6 to -9.4. Ember-1 is made by Fireworks AI and GPT-3.5 Turbo is made by OpenAI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Ember-1 compare to GPT-3.5 Turbo 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%. GPT-3.5 Turbo scores DROP: 70.2%, MMLU: 69.8%, HumanEval: 68.0%, MGSM: 56.3%, MATH: 43.1%.

Is Ember-1 cheaper than GPT-3.5 Turbo?

GPT-3.5 Turbo is 6.0x cheaper for input tokens. Ember-1 costs $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output via fireworks. GPT-3.5 Turbo costs $0.50/M input and $1.50/M output via azure.

What are the context window sizes for Ember-1 and GPT-3.5 Turbo?

Ember-1 supports 1.0M tokens and GPT-3.5 Turbo supports 16K 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 GPT-3.5 Turbo?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (43.6 vs -9.4), context window (1.0M vs 16K), input pricing ($3.00 vs $0.50/M). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Ember-1 and GPT-3.5 Turbo?

Ember-1 is developed by Fireworks AI and GPT-3.5 Turbo is developed by OpenAI.

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