Ember-1 vs Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
Ember-1 leads the LLM Stats Score 43.1 to 2.4. Granite 3.3 8B Instruct is 12.0x cheaper per token.
Fireworks AI · IBM · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Ember-1 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 43.1 to 2.4, ranking #51 overall.
On price, Granite 3.3 8B Instruct is roughly 12.0x 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 43.1 and ranks #51 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 Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
- cost matters — it's about 12.0x cheaper per token
- you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Individual benchmarks
4 reported for Ember-1 · 14 for Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
Ember-1 and Granite 3.3 8B Instructdon'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
For input processing, Ember-1 ($3.00/1M tokens) is 6.0x more expensive than Granite 3.3 8B Instruct ($0.50/1M tokens).
For output processing, Ember-1 ($15.00/1M tokens) is 30.0x more expensive than Granite 3.3 8B Instruct ($0.50/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Ember-1 is more expensive than Granite 3.3 8B Instruct.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Ember-1 has 2772.0B more parameters than Granite 3.3 8B Instruct, making it 34650.0% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Ember-1 accepts 1,040,000 input tokens compared to Granite 3.3 8B Instruct's 128,000 tokens. Only Granite 3.3 8B Instruct specifies output context (8,192 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas Ember-1 does not.
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Ember-1
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
License
Usage and distribution terms
Ember-1 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Granite 3.3 8B Instruct uses Apache 2.0.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Proprietary
Closed source
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 Instruct was released on 2025-04-16.
Ember-1 is 18 months newer than Granite 3.3 8B Instruct.
Sep 23, 2026
2 weeks ago
1.4yr newerApr 16, 2025
1.5 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct 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 Instruct's training data extends to 2024-04-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Ember-1's cutoff date.
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Apr 2024
Provider Availability
Ember-1 is available from Fireworks. Granite 3.3 8B Instruct is available from Replicate.
Ember-1
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Ember-1 and Granite 3.3 8B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Ember-1 vs Granite 3.3 8B Instruct.