AI Models · Paid vs Paid

o1-pro Paid vs FIEmber-1 Paid

o1-pro vs Ember-1 compared — price per token, context window, multimodality, openness and which to choose. Full 2026 breakdown.

Prices & specs refreshed from live data · olud.ai

Open-model prices = cheapest provider via OpenRouter; official maker rates may be higher.

o1-proPaidOpenAI
$150 /M input
$600 /M outputManaged API (no infra to run)
TypeProprietary
Context window200K tokens
MultimodalYes
Self-hostNo
FIEmber-1PaidFireworks
$3 /M input
$15 /M outputManaged API (no infra to run)
TypeProprietary
Context window1M tokens
MultimodalYes
Self-hostNo
Choose Ember-1 for the lower output price ($15/M vs $600/M). It also gives you the larger 1M context window.

o1-pro vs Ember-1 specs

Speco1-proEmber-1Winner
MakerOpenAIFireworks–
TypeProprietaryProprietary–
Context window200K tokens1M tokensFIEmber-1
Input price$150/M$3/MFIEmber-1
Output price$600/M$15/MFIEmber-1
Vision / multimodalYesYes= Tie
Tool / function callingNoYesFIEmber-1
Self-hostableNo (API only)No (API only)–
LicenseProprietaryProprietary–

Price gap & when to choose each

40×cheaper per output token

Ember-1 is ~40× cheaper than o1-pro on output tokens ($15 vs $600 per M tokens).

Choose o1-pro if…
  • You want frontier performance through a managed API
  • You value reliability & ecosystem
  • You don't want to manage infrastructure
FIChoose Ember-1 if…
  • You want frontier performance through a managed API
  • You need the longer 1M context window
  • You want the lower output price
  • You value reliability & ecosystem
  • You don't want to manage infrastructure

Feature comparison

Capabilityo1-proEmber-1
Open weights (downloadable)✗✗
Self-hostable✗✗
Runs fully offline✗✗
Vision / multimodal✓✓
Tool / function calling✗✓
1M+ context window✗✓

Benchmarks: o1-pro vs Ember-1

Independent benchmark scores measured by Artificial Analysis. Higher is better (except latency).

o1-pro
Ember-1
Intelligence index
12.4
–
Speed
0 tok/s
–
Latency
0s
–
Intelligence per $
0
–

Benchmark data by Artificial Analysis.

How o1-pro and Ember-1 score

🏆 Best value & openness: Ember-1 (3.1 vs 2.4 / 5)
Criteriono1-proEmber-1
Cost-efficiency2.03.0
Context window4.05.0
Openness1.51.5
Self-hosting1.01.0
Multimodality3.55.0

Scores come from live data — output price (cost), context length, open vs closed weights (openness & self-hosting) and vision/tool support (multimodality). Raw task quality isn't scored here; it depends on your benchmark — see the verdict.

What each model is

o1-pro Paid

OpenAI · Proprietary

The o1 series of models are trained with reinforcement learning to think before they answer and perform complex reasoning. The o1-pro model uses more compute to think harder and provide...

Ember-1 Paid

Fireworks · Proprietary

Ember-1 is a specialized reasoning model from Fireworks Research, built on [Kimi K3](https://openrouter.ai/moonshotai/kimi-k3). It is designed to make every token go further: it produces shorter reasoning traces, using roughly 40%...

Frequently asked questions

o1-pro vs Ember-1 — which is cheaper?

Ember-1 is cheaper on output ($15/M vs $600/M).

Which has the larger context window?

Ember-1 offers the larger context window (1M tokens).

o1-pro vs Ember-1 — which should I pick in 2026?

Choose Ember-1 for the lower output price ($15/M vs $600/M). It also gives you the larger 1M context window.

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