Ember-1 vs Mistral Small 4
Ember-1 leads the LLM Stats Score 43.1 to 18.9. Mistral Small 4 is 22.9x cheaper per token.
Fireworks AI · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Ember-1 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 43.1 to 18.9, ranking #51 overall.
On price, Mistral Small 4 is roughly 22.9x 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 Mistral Small 4
- cost matters — it's about 22.9x 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 · 9 for Mistral Small 4
Ember-1 and Mistral Small 4don'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 20.0x more expensive than Mistral Small 4 ($0.15/1M tokens).
For output processing, Ember-1 ($15.00/1M tokens) is 25.0x more expensive than Mistral Small 4 ($0.60/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Ember-1 is more expensive than Mistral Small 4.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Ember-1 has 2661.0B more parameters than Mistral Small 4, making it 2236.1% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Ember-1 accepts 1,040,000 input tokens compared to Mistral Small 4's 256,000 tokens. Only Mistral Small 4 specifies output context (256,000 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Mistral Small 4 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Ember-1 does not.
Mistral Small 4 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Ember-1
Mistral Small 4
License
Usage and distribution terms
Ember-1 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Mistral Small 4 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 Mistral Small 4 was released on 2026-03-16.
Ember-1 is 6 months newer than Mistral Small 4.
Sep 23, 2026
2 weeks ago
6mo newerMar 16, 2026
6 months ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Provider Availability
Ember-1 is available from Fireworks. Mistral Small 4 is available from Mistral AI.
Ember-1
Mistral Small 4
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Ember-1 and Mistral Small 4 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Ember-1 vs Mistral Small 4.