ERNIE Models by Baidu AI
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About
ERNIE is a highly advanced family of large language models (LLMs) developed by Baidu, renowned for their proficiency in handling Chinese language tasks. The ERNIE family consists of several iterations, including ERNIE 1.0, ERNIE 2.0, ERNIE 3.0, ERNIE-Gram, and ERNIE-health, each offering diverse capabilities and model sizes. These models employ a transformer-based architecture and are pre-trained on vast amounts of data, encompassing textual corpora and knowledge graphs. This comprehensive pre-training equips ERNIE models with the ability to discern complex language patterns and structures, facilitating a broad spectrum of natural language processing applications, such as understanding and generating language. Notably, ERNIE 3.0 leverages knowledge graphs to enhance its comprehension and reasoning capabilities, while ERNIE Bot, powered by ERNIE 3.5, integrates plugins for real-time data retrieval and long text processing. These models have been embraced on multiple platforms, including Hugging Face's model hub, and have consistently delivered state-of-the-art performances on various benchmarks.
Decision facts
- Best fit
- reasoningvision and multimodal workJSON / Tool use
- Capability starting point
- ERNIE X1.1 with 64k context and reasoning, JSON / Tool use, and multimodal inputs
- Lowest tracked input
- ERNIE Lite Pro · $0.03/1M · Baidu Qianfan
- Closest related family
- ERNIE 4.5
Current Variants
Use-when guidance is based on each model's tracked capabilities, context window, release date, and replacement status.
Use when the workload needs reasoning, 64k context, and JSON / Tool use.
Use when the workload needs reasoning, 32k context, and JSON / Tool use.
Use when the workload needs 8k context and multimodal inputs.
| Model | Use when | Released | Signals | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERNIE X1.1 | Use when the workload needs reasoning, 64k context, and JSON / Tool use. | 2025-09 | reasoning64k contextJSON / Tool use | Current |
| ERNIE X1 Turbo | Use when the workload needs reasoning, 32k context, and JSON / Tool use. | 2025-04 | reasoning32k contextJSON / Tool use | Current |
| ERNIE 4.5 | Use when the workload needs 8k context and multimodal inputs. | 2025-03 | 8k contextmultimodal inputs | Current |
| ERNIE X1 | Use when the workload needs multimodal inputs. | 2025-03 | multimodal inputs | Current |
| ERNIE Speed Pro | Use when the workload needs 128k context. | 2025-01 | 128k context | Current |
| ERNIE Lite Pro | Use when the workload needs 128k context. | 2025-01 | 128k context | Current |
| ERNIE-4.0-8K | Use when the workload needs 8B parameters. | 2023-10 | 8B parameters | Current |
| ERNIE Bot | Use when provider availability and model metadata match the workload. | 2023-08 | — | Current |
Release Timeline
6 release groupsSpecifications(8 models)
| Model | Released | Context | Parameters | Vision | Multimodal | Reasoning | JSON / Tool use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERNIE X1.1 | 2025-09 | 64k | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ERNIE X1 Turbo | 2025-04 | 32k | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ERNIE 4.5 | 2025-03 | 8k | — | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| ERNIE X1 | 2025-03 | — | — | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| ERNIE Speed Pro | 2025-01 | 128k | — | No | No | No | No |
| ERNIE Lite Pro | 2025-01 | 128k | — | No | No | No | No |
| ERNIE-4.0-8K | 2023-10 | — | 8B | No | No | No | No |
| ERNIE Bot | 2023-08 | — | — | No | No | No | No |
Available From(2 providers)
Pricing
| Model | Provider | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERNIE Lite Pro | Baidu Qianfan | $0.03 | $0.059 | Serverless |
| ERNIE Speed Pro | Baidu Qianfan | $0.044 | $0.089 | Serverless |
| ERNIE X1 Turbo | Baidu Qianfan | $0.15 | $0.59 | Serverless |
| ERNIE X1.1 | Baidu Qianfan | $0.15 | $0.59 | Serverless |
| ERNIE X1 | Baidu Qianfan | $0.3 | $1.18 | Serverless |
| ERNIE 4.5 | Baidu Qianfan | $0.59 | $2.36 | Serverless |
| ERNIE 4.5 | Fireworks AI | $1.2 | $1.2 | Serverless |
