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ERNIE 4.5

300B MoE (47B active)

Baidu's flagship. Multiple variants: 300B-A47B (flagship), Turbo-128K (cheaper), 21B-A3B (small). Non-OpenAI-compatible API; use via OpenRouter for standard interface.

chat Function calling 128K context Released 2025

Pricing

Type USD / 1M tokens CNY / 1M tokens
Input $0.55 ¥4
Output $2.2 ¥16

vs Western Models

ERNIE 4.5 vs GPT-5.2 ($1.75/$14)
69% cheaper input 84% cheaper output
ERNIE 4.5 vs Claude Sonnet 4.6 ($3/$15)
82% cheaper input 85% cheaper output
ERNIE 4.5 vs Gemini 2.5 Pro ($1.25/$10)
56% cheaper input 78% cheaper output

Strengths

  • + Chinese language
  • + enterprise features
  • + Baidu ecosystem

Watch Out For

  • ! content censorship
  • ! non-standard API
  • ! China-focused

International Access

Direct access: No / Limited
Registration: Baidu Cloud account, Chinese phone number may be required
Payment: Alipay, bank transfer

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