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Ember-1 vs Grok-2 mini

Ember-1 leads the LLM Stats Score 43.1 to 8.6.

Fireworks AI · xAI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Ember-1 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 43.1 to 8.6, 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 Grok-2 mini

  • you are already invested in the xAI ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Ember-1
Fireworks AI
Grok-2 mini
xAI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
43.1
#51
8.6
#293
Reasoning
38.6
#72
8.2
#290
Coding
37.0
#22
5.8
#208
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 · 8 for Grok-2 mini

No common benchmarks found

Ember-1 and Grok-2 minidon'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
xAI
Grok-2 mini
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Wed Oct 07 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Grok-2 mini supports multimodal inputs, whereas Ember-1 does not.

Grok-2 mini can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Ember-1

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Grok-2 mini

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

Grok-2 mini

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Ember-1 was released on 2026-09-23, while Grok-2 mini was released on 2024-08-13.

Ember-1 is 26 months newer than Grok-2 mini.

Ember-1

Sep 23, 2026

2 weeks ago

2.1yr newer
Grok-2 mini

Aug 13, 2024

2.2 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 Grok-2 mini side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Ember-1
✓ Preferred
Grok-2 mini
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FAQ

Common questions about Ember-1 vs Grok-2 mini.

Which is better, Ember-1 or Grok-2 mini?

Ember-1 leads the LLM Stats Score 43.1 to 8.6. Ember-1 is made by Fireworks AI and Grok-2 mini is made by xAI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Ember-1 compare to Grok-2 mini 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%. Grok-2 mini scores DocVQA: 93.2%, MMLU: 86.2%, HumanEval: 85.7%, MATH: 73.0%, MMLU-Pro: 72.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Ember-1 and Grok-2 mini?

Ember-1 supports 1.0M tokens and Grok-2 mini 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 Grok-2 mini?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (43.1 vs 8.6), multimodal support (no vs yes). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Ember-1 and Grok-2 mini?

Ember-1 is developed by Fireworks AI and Grok-2 mini is developed by xAI.

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