Fireworks vs Particle Ai

Fireworks lists 1 models and Particle Ai 1. Particle Ai is cheaper on a typical model ($0.44 per 1M tokens median). Below: line-up, price tiers, the cheapest model for each capability, and what each costs for five real workloads.

At a glance

FireworksParticle Ai
Models listed11
Models with published pricing11
Typical price (median, 3:1 blend per 1M)$6.00$0.44
Cheapest paid modelFireworks: Ember-1 ($6.00)Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44)
Longest contextFireworks: Ember-1 (1.0M)Particle AI: Particle-1 (1.0M)
Free models00
Newest modelFireworks: Ember-1 (2026-09-24)Particle AI: Particle-1 (2026-10-28)
Price changes in the last 90 days00
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What each costs for real workloads

For each workload: the cheapest model from each provider that can actually do it (fits the context window; tool calling required for the agent), and its monthly cost at list price.

Workload (per month)FireworksParticle Ai
Customer-support chatbot
50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation
$525 with Fireworks: Ember-1$38.75 with Particle AI: Particle-1
RAG search over documents
20,000 questions — each a question answered from ~8 retrieved passages
$510 with Fireworks: Ember-1$40.00 with Particle AI: Particle-1
Coding / tool-using agent
2,000 tasks — each a multi-step task with tool calls and file context
$540 with Fireworks: Ember-1$42.00 with Particle AI: Particle-1
Batch summarisation
10,000 documents — each a 6,000-word report summarised to a page
$330 with Fireworks: Ember-1$26.00 with Particle AI: Particle-1
Long-document analysis
500 documents — each a 150-page contract or codebase read in one pass
$165 with Fireworks: Ember-1$13.50 with Particle AI: Particle-1

Cheapest model for each capability

You needFireworksParticle Ai
Any modelFireworks: Ember-1 ($6.00)Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44)
With tool callingFireworks: Ember-1 ($6.00)Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44)
With image inputFireworks: Ember-1 ($6.00)Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44)
With reasoning modeFireworks: Ember-1 ($6.00)Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44)
128K+ contextFireworks: Ember-1 ($6.00)Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44)
1M+ contextFireworks: Ember-1 ($6.00)Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44)

Line-up by type and price tier

Model typeFireworksParticle Ai
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Price per 1M (3:1 blend)FireworksParticle Ai
Free00
Under $0.5001
$0.50 – $300
$3 – $1010
$10 and up00

Frequently asked questions

How does Fireworks cost compare with Particle Ai cost?

Particle Ai is cheaper on a typical model: a median of $0.44 per 1M tokens (3:1 input/output) against $6.00 for Fireworks. The cheapest paid models are Fireworks: Ember-1 at $6.00 and Particle AI: Particle-1 at $0.44.

Is Fireworks better than Particle Ai?

It depends on the job: both list 1 models, Particle Ai the lower typical price. The workload table above shows which wins for chat, RAG, agents, batch jobs and long documents.

Which has more models, Fireworks or Particle Ai?

Neither — both list 1 models.

Which provider has the longest context window?

It is a tie: Fireworks's longest is Fireworks: Ember-1 at 1.0M tokens; Particle Ai's is Particle AI: Particle-1 at 1.0M.

Do Fireworks or Particle Ai offer free models?

Neither lists a free model; both are pay-per-token.

Which provider has models that can read images?

Fireworks: 1 of 1 models accept images. Particle Ai: 1 of 1.

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