ERNIE 4.5 Turbo vs Reka Core Pro: which model should you choose?
We compared ERNIE 4.5 Turbo and Reka Core Pro on price, context window and 12 benchmarks. Reka Core Pro has the stronger average benchmark score; ERNIE 4.5 Turbo is cheaper on a blended 3:1 basis.
ERNIE 4.5 Turbo
ERNIE 4.5 Turbo is a multimodal model from Baidu. It offers a 128,000-token context window, costs $13.75 per million input tokens and $54.36 per million output tokens, and averages 79.7 across the index's benchmark suite.
- Input
- $13.75 / 1M
- Output
- $54.36 / 1M
- Context
- 128,000
- Avg score
- 79.7
- Open weights
- No
Reka Core Pro
Reka Core Pro is a multimodal model from Reka AI. It offers a 65,536-token context window, costs $13.44 per million input tokens and $69.38 per million output tokens, and averages 79.9 across the index's benchmark suite.
- Input
- $13.44 / 1M
- Output
- $69.38 / 1M
- Context
- 65,536
- Avg score
- 79.9
- Open weights
- No
Specification comparison
| Spec | ERNIE 4.5 Turbo | Reka Core Pro | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input price / 1M | $13.75 | $13.44 | B |
| Output price / 1M | $54.36 | $69.38 | A |
| Context window | 128,000 | 65,536 | A |
| Max output | 32,768 | 65,536 | B |
| Average score | 79.7 | 79.9 | B |
| Arena Elo | 1419.8 | 1421.1 | B |
| Open weights | No | No | Tie |
Benchmark comparison
ERNIE 4.5 Turbo wins 5, Reka Core Pro wins 7, and 0 benchmarks are tied. The table shows the modelled score for each model and the gap.
| Benchmark | ERNIE 4.5 Turbo | Reka Core Pro | Gap | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | 84.0 | 83.2 | 0.8 | ERNIE 4.5 Turbo |
| GPQA Diamond | 73.0 | 78.0 | 5.0 | Reka Core Pro |
| SWE-bench Verified | 67.5 | 66.8 | 0.7 | ERNIE 4.5 Turbo |
| HumanEval | 86.4 | 83.4 | 3.0 | ERNIE 4.5 Turbo |
| MATH-500 | 86.4 | 85.9 | 0.5 | ERNIE 4.5 Turbo |
| AIME 2025 | 80.7 | 75.8 | 4.9 | ERNIE 4.5 Turbo |
| LiveCodeBench | 70.5 | 71.8 | 1.3 | Reka Core Pro |
| IFEval | 85.2 | 86.0 | 0.8 | Reka Core Pro |
| TruthfulQA | 82.5 | 83.4 | 0.9 | Reka Core Pro |
| HellaSwag | 87.0 | 88.7 | 1.7 | Reka Core Pro |
| MMMU | 73.7 | 76.4 | 2.7 | Reka Core Pro |
| Arena Elo | 1419.8 | 1421.1 | 1.3 | Reka Core Pro |
Price analysis
On a blended 3:1 input-to-output basis, ERNIE 4.5 Turbo costs about $23.90 per million tokens and Reka Core Pro costs about $27.42. ERNIE 4.5 Turbo is roughly 13% cheaper than Reka Core Pro. At high volume, that gap compounds quickly, so price should carry real weight unless the quality difference is decisive.
ERNIE 4.5 Turbo has the larger context window at 128,000 tokens, compared with 65,536 for Reka Core Pro. That matters for long documents, large codebases and multi-step agent traces.
Verdict
Across 12 shared benchmarks, ERNIE 4.5 Turbo wins 5, Reka Core Pro wins 7, and 0 are tied. On the index average, Reka Core Pro leads ERNIE 4.5 Turbo by 0.2 points (79.9 versus 79.7).
The price picture favours ERNIE 4.5 Turbo. The context picture favours ERNIE 4.5 Turbo. Those two dimensions often matter more than a few benchmark points once a model is good enough for the task.
If you need a single default, start with Reka Core Pro for quality-sensitive work and ERNIE 4.5 Turbo for high-volume, well-scoped tasks. Run both on a sample of your own traffic before locking in a choice.
Choose ERNIE 4.5 Turbo if
- Unit cost matters and you want the cheaper blended price.
- You need the larger 128,000-token context window.
Choose Reka Core Pro if
- You want the higher average benchmark score in this index.
- You need the larger 65,536-token output limit.
FAQ
Is ERNIE 4.5 Turbo better than Reka Core Pro?
On the index average, Reka Core Pro leads ERNIE 4.5 Turbo by 0.2 points (79.9 versus 79.7). The better choice depends on price, context and your task. ERNIE 4.5 Turbo wins 5 benchmarks, Reka Core Pro wins 7.
Which is cheaper, ERNIE 4.5 Turbo or Reka Core Pro?
ERNIE 4.5 Turbo is cheaper on a blended 3:1 basis at about $23.90 per million tokens, versus $27.42 for Reka Core Pro.
Which has the larger context window?
ERNIE 4.5 Turbo has the larger context window at 128,000 tokens. Reka Core Pro has 65,536 tokens.
Are these models open weights?
ERNIE 4.5 Turbo is proprietary; Reka Core Pro is proprietary.
Which should I choose for production?
If you need a single default, start with Reka Core Pro for quality-sensitive work and ERNIE 4.5 Turbo for high-volume, well-scoped tasks. Run both on a sample of your own traffic before locking in a choice.