Ember-1 vs Mixtral 8x22B Instruct
Mixtral 8x22B Instruct costs 2.5x less per output token than Ember-1 ($6.00 vs $15.00 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- 52.6
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $15.00
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- 5.7
- Output $/M
- $6.00
Ember-1 or Mixtral 8x22B Instruct: which to pick
Only Ember-1 has a coding score, 52.6 on the Vibe Coding Index; Mixtral 8x22B Instruct has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Mixtral 8x22B Instruct for output tokens 2.5x cheaper ($6.00 vs $15.00 per million).
No benchmark has tested both yet. Ember-1 has results on Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI), Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) and Code migration (Vals AI); Mixtral 8x22B Instruct on LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run), AA Intelligence Index and Epoch Capabilities Index. Compare them on price and context instead.
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
No call
Only Ember-1 has a coding score, so no call is made.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only Mixtral 8x22B Instruct has a AA Intelligence Index result, 5.7.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Ember-1
Ember-1 takes 1.05M tokens against 66K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Mixtral 8x22B Instruct
Ember-1 $0.011, Mixtral 8x22B Instruct $0.0050 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Ember-1 52.6 from 2 benchmarks, Mixtral 8x22B Instruct not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
- Widest single gap
- None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
- Output price
- Ember-1 $15.00 against Mixtral 8x22B Instruct $6.00 per million output tokens, 2.5x apart.
- Context window
- Ember-1 takes 1.05M tokens, Mixtral 8x22B Instruct 66K.
Benchmark by benchmark
Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.
CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index6 boards measured
| Benchmark | Ember-1 | Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI) | 20.7% | Not measured | Only Ember-1 measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | 83.9% | Not measured | Only Ember-1 measured |
| Code migration (Vals AI) | 32.5% | Not measured | Only Ember-1 measured |
| IOI (Vals AI) | 46.3% | Not measured | Only Ember-1 measured |
| CyberBench (Vals AI) | 69.5% | Not measured | Only Ember-1 measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 14.8% | Only Mixtral 8x22B Instruct measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 32 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | Ember-1 | Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | Not measured | 5.7 | Only Mixtral 8x22B Instruct measured |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | Not measured | 122.0 | Only Mixtral 8x22B Instruct measured |
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index7 boards measured
| Benchmark | Ember-1 | Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance Agent (Vals AI) | 51.8% | Not measured | Only Ember-1 measured |
| Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI) | 31.1% | Not measured | Only Ember-1 measured |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | 44.7% | Not measured | Only Ember-1 measured |
| Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI) | 63.4% | Not measured | Only Ember-1 measured |
| BioMysteryBench (Vals AI) | 67.0% | Not measured | Only Ember-1 measured |
| 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 32 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index3 boards measured
| Benchmark | Ember-1 | Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MysteryMechanism (Vals AI) | 22.5% | Not measured | Only Ember-1 measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 33.2% | Only Mixtral 8x22B Instruct measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 4.0% | Only Mixtral 8x22B Instruct measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 18 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Ember-1 | Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 53.7% | Only Mixtral 8x22B Instruct measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 16 boards here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | Ember-1 | Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI) | 66.2% | Not measured | Only Ember-1 measured |
| DTBench | Not measured | 55.1% | Only Mixtral 8x22B Instruct measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 44 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
Mixtral 8x22B Instruct costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Mixtral 8x22B Instruct costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Mixtral 8x22B Instruct 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 Mixtral 8x22B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Fireworks | Mistral AI |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | September 24, 2026 | April 17, 2024 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 66K |
| Input $/Mtok | $3.00 | $2.00 |
| Output $/Mtok | $15.00 | $6.00 |
| Coding index | 52.6 | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 2 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Ember-1 better than Mixtral 8x22B Instruct for coding?
Only Ember-1 has a coding score, 52.6 on the Vibe Coding Index; Mixtral 8x22B Instruct has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Mixtral 8x22B Instruct for output tokens 2.5x cheaper ($6.00 vs $15.00 per million).
Which is cheaper, Ember-1 or Mixtral 8x22B Instruct?
Ember-1 costs $3.00 per million input tokens and $15.00 per million output tokens; Mixtral 8x22B Instruct costs $2.00 and $6.00. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Ember-1 or Mixtral 8x22B Instruct?
Ember-1, with 1.05M tokens against 66K.
Has any benchmark tested both Ember-1 and Mixtral 8x22B Instruct?
No benchmark has tested both yet. Ember-1 has results on Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI), Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) and Code migration (Vals AI); Mixtral 8x22B Instruct on LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run), AA Intelligence Index and Epoch Capabilities Index. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 21, 2026.