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Ember-1 vs Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Ember-1 leads the LLM Stats Score 43.1 to 21.0. Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct is 12.6x cheaper per token.

Fireworks AI · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Ember-1 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 43.1 to 21.0, ranking #51 overall.

In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Ember-1 wins 1; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

On price, Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct is roughly 12.6x 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 value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
  • 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 Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

  • cost matters — it's about 12.6x cheaper per token
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Ember-1
Fireworks AI
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
43.1
#51
21.0
#205
Reasoning
38.6
#72
21.1
#198
Coding
37.0
#22
12.1
#164
Agents
29.7
#44
5.2
#161
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 1
0 of 1
Input price
$3.00 / M
$0.30 / M
Output price
$15.00 / M
$1.00 / M
Context window
1,040,000
262,144

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Ember-1
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Tool use
15.9#94
12.5#114
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

4 reported for Ember-1 · 10 for Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

1 shared

Ember-1 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (SWE-Bench Verified), while Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.

Ember-1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Sat Oct 10 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct costs less

For input processing, Ember-1 ($3.00/1M tokens) is 10.0x more expensive than Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct ($0.30/1M tokens).

For output processing, Ember-1 ($15.00/1M tokens) is 15.0x more expensive than Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct ($1.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Ember-1 is more expensive than Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
Sat Oct 10 2026 • llm-stats.com
Fireworks AI
Ember-1
Input tokens$3.00
Output tokens$15.00
Best providerFireworks
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Input tokens$0.30
Output tokens$1.00
Best providerDeepinfra
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

2300.0B diff

Ember-1 has 2300.0B more parameters than Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct, making it 479.2% larger.

Fireworks AI
Ember-1
2.8Tparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct
480.0Bparameters
2780.0B
Ember-1
480.0B
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Ember-1 accepts 1,040,000 input tokens compared to Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct's 262,144 tokens. Only Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct specifies output context (262,144 tokens).

Fireworks AI
Ember-1
Input1,040,000 tokens
Output- tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
Sat Oct 10 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

Ember-1 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct 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

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Ember-1 was released on 2026-09-23, while Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct was released on 2025-01-31.

Ember-1 is 20 months newer than Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct.

Ember-1

Sep 23, 2026

2 weeks ago

1.6yr newer
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Jan 31, 2025

1.7 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

Provider Availability

Ember-1 is available from Fireworks. Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct is available from DeepInfra.

Ember-1

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

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.30/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.00/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Ember-1 and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Ember-1
✓ Preferred
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct
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FAQ

Common questions about Ember-1 vs Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct.

Which is better, Ember-1 or Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Ember-1 leads the LLM Stats Score 43.1 to 21.0. Ember-1 is made by Fireworks AI and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Ember-1 compare to Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct 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%. Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct scores TAU-bench Retail: 77.5%, SWE-Bench Verified: 69.6%, BFCL-v3: 68.7%, Aider-Polyglot: 61.8%, TAU-bench Airline: 60.0%.

Is Ember-1 cheaper than Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct is 10.0x cheaper for input tokens. Ember-1 costs $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output via fireworks. Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct costs $0.30/M input and $1.00/M output via deepinfra.

What are the context window sizes for Ember-1 and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Ember-1 supports 1.0M tokens and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct supports 262K 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 Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (43.1 vs 21.0), context window (1.0M vs 262K), input pricing ($3.00 vs $0.30/M), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Ember-1 and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Ember-1 is developed by Fireworks AI and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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