Ember-1 vs Mistral Large 4
Mistral Large 4 leads Ember-1 on coding, 56.4 to 52.6 on the Vibe Coding Index, and Mistral Large 4 costs 3.6x less per output token ($4.18 vs $15.00 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; 10 benchmarks have a result for both.
Ember-1 or Mistral Large 4: which to pick
Pick Mistral Large 4 for coding: it scores 56.4 on the Vibe Coding Index against 52.6 for Ember-1.
Pick Ember-1 for work measured by Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) or Code migration (Vals AI), where it leads.
- Shared results
- 10
- Ember-1 only
- 4
- Mistral Large 4 only
- 71
- Like-for-like categories
- 3 of 9
Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
Mistral Large 4
Mistral Large 4 scores 56.4 against 52.6.
2 and 5 benchmarks behind the scores
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only Mistral Large 4 has a AA Intelligence Index result, 38.4.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only Mistral Large 4 has a Design Arena: websites result, 1258.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
No call
Both take 1.05M tokens.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Mistral Large 4
Ember-1 $0.011, Mistral Large 4 $0.0034 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Ember-1 52.6 from 2 benchmarks, Mistral Large 4 56.4 from 5 benchmarks.
- Widest category
- Reasoning, 10.4 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
- Widest single gap
- Legal Research Bench (Vals AI): Ember-1 44.7% against Mistral Large 4 31.7%, 13.0 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Ember-1 $15.00 against Mistral Large 4 $4.18 per million output tokens, 3.6x apart.
- Context window
- Both take 1.05M tokens.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | Ember-1 | Bars | Mistral Large 4 | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 3 | 1 | ||
| Agentic work | 3 | 1 | 1 tie | |
| Reasoning | 1 | 0 | ||
| All shared boards | 7 | 2 | 1 tie |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index31
| Benchmark | Ember-1 | Mistral Large 4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench coding | Not measured | 60.0% | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| LMArena WebDev | Not measured | 1543 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI) | 20.7% | 27.8% | Mistral Large 4 |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | 83.9% | 78.4% | Ember-1 |
| Code migration (Vals AI) | 32.5% | 30.6% | Ember-1 |
| IOI (Vals AI) | 46.3% | 45.3% | Ember-1 |
| SWE-bench Multimodal (Vals AI) | Not measured | 33.1% | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| Vibe Code Bench 1-100 (Vals AI) | Not measured | 14.3% | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| CyberBench (Vals AI) | 69.5% | Not measured | Only Ember-1 measured |
| SciCode | Not measured | 54.2% | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| FrontierCode | Not measured | 39.4% | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| ALE-Bench | Not measured | 1213.2 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | Not measured | 1478 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | Not measured | 1467 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| LMArena WebDev: React | Not measured | 1559 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | Not measured | 1487 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 23 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Ember-1 | Mistral Large 4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | Not measured | 38.4 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | Not measured | 150.0 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index31
| Benchmark | Ember-1 | Mistral Large 4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench research | Not measured | 28.1% | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| LiveBench browser | Not measured | 8.0% | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| LiveBench long agentic | Not measured | 11.8% | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| Finance Agent (Vals AI) | 51.8% | 54.7% | Mistral Large 4 |
| Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI) | 31.1% | 30.4% | Ember-1 |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | 44.7% | 31.7% | Ember-1 |
| Harvey's Legal Agent Benchmark (Vals AI) | Not measured | 17.5% | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI) | 63.4% | 56.2% | Ember-1 |
| BioMysteryBench (Vals AI) | 67.0% | 67.0% | Tie |
| Terminal-Bench-Science (Vals AI) | 5.7% | Not measured | Only Ember-1 measured |
| Vals Science Index | 31.8% | Not measured | Only Ember-1 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 30 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | Ember-1 | Mistral Large 4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench reasoning | Not measured | 83.9% | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| MysteryMechanism (Vals AI) | 22.5% | 12.2% | Ember-1 |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 35.0% | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | Not measured | 88.1% | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| Chess puzzles | Not measured | 33.0% | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| Mystery game puzzles | Not measured | 17.0% | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | Not measured | 1444 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | Not measured | 1444 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | Not measured | 1442 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| LMArena Vision: diagrams | Not measured | 1288 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Ember-1 | Mistral Large 4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME | Not measured | 98.3% | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3 | Not measured | 58.6% | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| FrontierMath, tier 4 | Not measured | 26.8% | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| ProofBench | Not measured | 10.0% | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| LMArena Text: math | Not measured | 1469 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | Not measured | 1462 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Ember-1 | Mistral Large 4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MedCode (Vals AI) | Not measured | 40.7% | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| SimpleQA Verified | Not measured | 20.0% | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| LMArena Text: science | Not measured | 1448 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | Not measured | 1433 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | Not measured | 1425 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | Not measured | 1439 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index9 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Ember-1 | Mistral Large 4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | Not measured | 1258 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | Not measured | 1275 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | Not measured | 1226 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | Not measured | 1274 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | Not measured | 1253 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | Not measured | 1259 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| Design Arena: SVG | Not measured | 1233 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| Design Arena: ASCII art | Not measured | 1202 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| LiveBench design | Not measured | 65.6% | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index25 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Ember-1 | Mistral Large 4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench data analysis | Not measured | 76.5% | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI) | 66.2% | Not measured | Only Ember-1 measured |
| MedScribe (Vals AI) | Not measured | 80.4% | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | Not measured | 81.3% | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| DTBench | Not measured | 88.2% | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| LMCA | Not measured | 35.8% | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| Surface Evolver Bench | Not measured | 28.1% | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| Furniture assembly | Not measured | 20.8% | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| LMArena Text | Not measured | 1431 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | Not measured | 1422 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | Not measured | 1363 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| LMArena Vision | Not measured | 1272 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| LMArena Text: English | Not measured | 1433 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | Not measured | 1422 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | Not measured | 1492 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | Not measured | 1415 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| LMArena Text: French | Not measured | 1492 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | Not measured | 1455 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | Not measured | 1417 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | Not measured | 1435 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | Not measured | 1428 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | Not measured | 1386 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | Not measured | 1378 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| LMArena Vision: English | Not measured | 1283 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| LMArena Vision: reading text | Not measured | 1284 | Only Mistral Large 4 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 21 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Ember-1 | Mistral Large 4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Mistral Large 4 costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Mistral Large 4 costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Mistral Large 4 costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | Fireworks Ember-1 | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Fireworks | Mistral AI |
| Weights | No public weights listed | No public weights listed |
| Released | September 24, 2026 | October 6, 2026 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 1.05M |
| Input $/Mtok | $3.00 | $1.36 |
| Output $/Mtok | $15.00 | $4.18 |
| Coding index | 52.6 | 56.4 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 2 | 5 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Ember-1 better than Mistral Large 4 for coding?
Pick Mistral Large 4 for coding: it scores 56.4 on the Vibe Coding Index against 52.6 for Ember-1. Pick Ember-1 for work measured by Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) or Code migration (Vals AI), where it leads.
Which is cheaper, Ember-1 or Mistral Large 4?
Ember-1 costs $3.00 per million input tokens and $15.00 per million output tokens; Mistral Large 4 costs $1.36 and $4.18. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Ember-1 or Mistral Large 4?
Neither: both take 1.05M tokens.
How many benchmarks is the Ember-1 vs Mistral Large 4 comparison based on?
10 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. Ember-1's coding index rests on 2 independent benchmarks and Mistral Large 4's on 5. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.