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Baidu: models, pricing and benchmarks

Search and cloud company behind ERNIE.

Models

in this index

Avg input

$11.20

per 1M tokens

Avg output

$48.78

per 1M tokens

Open weights

models

Best model

ernie-4-5-max

by average score

Website

Visit

https://baidu.com

All Baidu models

Sorted by average benchmark score. Prices are per million tokens and context is measured in tokens.

#	Model	Provider	Context	Input / 1M	Avg score
1	ERNIE 4.5 Max	Baidu	128000	$14.41	80.6
2	ERNIE 4.5 Pro	Baidu	1000000	$13.89	80.5
3	ERNIE 4.5	Baidu	65536	$13.44	80.0
4	ERNIE 4.5 Reasoning	Baidu	1000000	$14.36	79.8
5	ERNIE 4.5 Turbo	Baidu	128000	$13.75	79.7
6	ERNIE 4.0 Max	Baidu	32768	$12.40	78.9
7	ERNIE 4.0 Turbo	Baidu	65536	$12.00	78.0
8	ERNIE 4.0 Reasoning	Baidu	65536	$12.20	77.8
9	ERNIE 4.0 Pro	Baidu	200000	$12.58	77.5
10	ERNIE 4.0	Baidu	32768	$11.37	76.7
11	ERNIE 4.5 Mini	Baidu	32768	$8.62	71.0
12	ERNIE 4.0 Mini	Baidu	32768	$7.11	68.8
13	ERNIE 4.5 Nano	Baidu	32768	$6.01	65.6
14	ERNIE 4.0 Nano	Baidu	32768	$4.68	62.1

Best Baidu models

multimodal

ERNIE 4.5 Max

ERNIE 4.5 Max is a multimodal model from Baidu. It offers a 128,000-token context window, costs $14.41 per million input tokens and $53.71 per million output tokens, and averages 80.6 across the index's benchmark suite.

$14.41 in · 128,000 context · 80.6 avg multimodal

ERNIE 4.5 Pro

ERNIE 4.5 Pro is a multimodal model from Baidu. It offers a 1,000,000-token context window, costs $13.89 per million input tokens and $65.19 per million output tokens, and averages 80.5 across the index's benchmark suite.

$13.89 in · 1,000,000 context · 80.5 avg multimodal

ERNIE 4.5

ERNIE 4.5 is a multimodal model from Baidu. It offers a 65,536-token context window, costs $13.44 per million input tokens and $56.59 per million output tokens, and averages 80.0 across the index's benchmark suite.

$13.44 in · 65,536 context · 80.0 avg multimodal

ERNIE 4.5 Reasoning

ERNIE 4.5 Reasoning is a multimodal model from Baidu. It offers a 1,000,000-token context window, costs $14.36 per million input tokens and $78.75 per million output tokens, and averages 79.8 across the index's benchmark suite.

$14.36 in · 1,000,000 context · 79.8 avg multimodal

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.

$13.75 in · 128,000 context · 79.7 avg

How Baidu fits

Baidu has 14 models in the index, of which 0 are open weights. The average input price across the lineup is $11.20 per million tokens, and the average output price is $48.78 per million tokens. The strongest model by average benchmark score is ernie-4-5-max.

Use the table above to compare individual models, or open a model page for its full benchmark breakdown. If you are choosing between providers, start with the comparison pages and then check context limits and licence terms.

FAQ

How many Baidu models are in the index?

Baidu has 14 models in this index, of which 0 are open weights.

What is the cheapest Baidu model?

ERNIE 4.0 Nano is the cheapest Baidu model by input price at $4.68 per million tokens.

What is the best Baidu model?

ERNIE 4.5 Max has the highest average benchmark score in the Baidu lineup at 80.6.

Are Baidu models open weights?

0 of the 14 Baidu models in this index are open weights. The rest are proprietary.

Where is Baidu based?

Baidu was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.