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Ember-1 vs Granite 3.3 8B Base

Ember-1 leads the LLM Stats Score 43.1 to -0.6.

Fireworks AI · IBM · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Ember-1 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 43.1 to -0.6, ranking #51 overall.

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

Choose Ember-1

  • overall performance matters — it scores 43.1 and ranks #51 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 Granite 3.3 8B Base

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

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Ember-1
Fireworks AI
Granite 3.3 8B Base
IBM
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
43.1
#51
-0.6
#345
Reasoning
38.6
#71
-0.7
#339
Coding
37.0
#22
11.0
#174
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 · 20 for Granite 3.3 8B Base

No common benchmarks found

Ember-1 and Granite 3.3 8B Basedon'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

2771.8B diff

Ember-1 has 2771.8B more parameters than Granite 3.3 8B Base, making it 33926.9% larger.

Fireworks AI
Ember-1
2.8Tparameters
IBM
Granite 3.3 8B Base
8.2Bparameters
2780.0B
Ember-1
8.2B
Granite 3.3 8B Base

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
IBM
Granite 3.3 8B Base
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Thu Oct 08 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Granite 3.3 8B Base supports multimodal inputs, whereas Ember-1 does not.

Granite 3.3 8B Base can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Ember-1

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Ember-1 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Granite 3.3 8B Base uses Apache 2.0.

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

Ember-1

Proprietary

Closed source

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Ember-1 was released on 2026-09-23, while Granite 3.3 8B Base was released on 2025-04-16.

Ember-1 is 18 months newer than Granite 3.3 8B Base.

Ember-1

Sep 23, 2026

2 weeks ago

1.4yr newer
Granite 3.3 8B Base

Apr 16, 2025

1.5 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Granite 3.3 8B Base has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-04-01, while Ember-1's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Granite 3.3 8B Base's training data extends to 2024-04-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Ember-1's cutoff date.

Ember-1

—

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Apr 2024

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Ember-1 and Granite 3.3 8B Base side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Ember-1
✓ Preferred
Granite 3.3 8B Base
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FAQ

Common questions about Ember-1 vs Granite 3.3 8B Base.

Which is better, Ember-1 or Granite 3.3 8B Base?

Ember-1 leads the LLM Stats Score 43.1 to -0.6. Ember-1 is made by Fireworks AI and Granite 3.3 8B Base is made by IBM. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Ember-1 compare to Granite 3.3 8B Base 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%. Granite 3.3 8B Base scores HumanEval: 89.7%, AttaQ: 88.5%, HumanEval+: 86.1%, AIME 2024: 81.2%, HellaSwag: 80.1%.

What are the context window sizes for Ember-1 and Granite 3.3 8B Base?

Ember-1 supports 1.0M tokens and Granite 3.3 8B Base 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 Granite 3.3 8B Base?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (43.1 vs -0.6), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Ember-1 and Granite 3.3 8B Base?

Ember-1 is developed by Fireworks AI and Granite 3.3 8B Base is developed by IBM.

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