Ember-1 vs Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety
Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety costs 75.0x less per output token than Ember-1 ($0.20 vs $15.00 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- 52.6
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $15.00
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $0.20
Ember-1 or Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety: which to pick
Only Ember-1 has a coding score, 52.6 on the Vibe Coding Index; Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety for output tokens 75.0x cheaper ($0.20 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); Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety has none yet. 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
Long documents
Listed context window
Ember-1
Ember-1 takes 1.05M tokens against 131K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety
Ember-1 $0.011, Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety $0.0003 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Ember-1 52.6 from 2 benchmarks, Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety 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 Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety $0.20 per million output tokens, 75.0x apart.
- Context window
- Ember-1 takes 1.05M tokens, Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety 131K.
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 Index5 boards measured
| Benchmark | Ember-1 | Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety | 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 |
| Neither model has a result on the other 38 boards here | |||
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index7 boards measured
| Benchmark | Ember-1 | Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety | 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 35 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Ember-1 | Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MysteryMechanism (Vals AI) | 22.5% | Not measured | Only Ember-1 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 22 boards here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Ember-1 | Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI) | 66.2% | Not measured | Only Ember-1 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 47 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
Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety 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 | NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Fireworks | NVIDIA |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | September 24, 2026 | June 4, 2026 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 131K |
| Input $/Mtok | $3.00 | $0.20 |
| Output $/Mtok | $15.00 | $0.20 |
| 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 Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety for coding?
Only Ember-1 has a coding score, 52.6 on the Vibe Coding Index; Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety for output tokens 75.0x cheaper ($0.20 vs $15.00 per million).
Which is cheaper, Ember-1 or Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety?
Ember-1 costs $3.00 per million input tokens and $15.00 per million output tokens; Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety costs $0.20 and $0.20. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Ember-1 or Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety?
Ember-1, with 1.05M tokens against 131K.
Has any benchmark tested both Ember-1 and Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety?
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); Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety has none yet. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 22, 2026.