Ember-1 vs Qwen3.8-Flash-Next
Ember-1 and Qwen3.8-Flash-Next are closely matched at 43.1 and 48.3 on the LLM Stats Score.
Fireworks AI · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Ember-1 and Qwen3.8-Flash-Next are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 43.1 and 48.3.
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.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Ember-1
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026
Choose Qwen3.8-Flash-Next
- you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
4 reported for Ember-1 · 22 for Qwen3.8-Flash-Next
Ember-1 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (DeepSWE 1.1), while Qwen3.8-Flash-Next is better at 0 benchmarks.
Ember-1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Ember-1 has 2655.0B more parameters than Qwen3.8-Flash-Next, making it 2124.0% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Ember-1 specifies input context (1,040,000 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Qwen3.8-Flash-Next supports multimodal inputs, whereas Ember-1 does not.
Qwen3.8-Flash-Next can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Ember-1
Qwen3.8-Flash-Next
License
Usage and distribution terms
Ember-1 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen3.8-Flash-Next uses Qwen Community License 1.0.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Proprietary
Closed source
Qwen Community License 1.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Ember-1 was released on 2026-09-23, while Qwen3.8-Flash-Next was released on 2026-08-26.
Ember-1 is 1 month newer than Qwen3.8-Flash-Next.
Sep 23, 2026
2 weeks ago
4w newerAug 26, 2026
1 months ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Ember-1 and Qwen3.8-Flash-Next side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Ember-1 vs Qwen3.8-Flash-Next.