ERNIE 5.1 is the latest model in the Wenxin series, with comprehensive upgrades to its foundational capabilities and significant improvements in agents, knowledge, reasoning, and deep search. This upgrade uses a decoupled fully-asynchronous reinforcement learning technique to specifically address challenges encountered as large models evolve toward agent-based autonomous decision-making, such as training–inference numerical bias, low utilization of heterogeneous resources, and global issues caused by long-tail effects. It is paired with scaled agent post-training techniques to enhance model capabilities and generalization, enabling a three-step collaboration of environment, expert, and fusion that both ensures training efficiency and significantly improves the model’s stability and performance on complex tasks.
ERNIE 5.1 vs Grok 4.5
Compare ERNIE 5.1 from Baidu and Grok 4.5 from Grok on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.
Grok 4.5 was trained on datasets spanning knowledge in coding, science, engineering, and math. With both intelligent and efficient reasoning, Grok 4.5 excels at real engineering tasks and exceeds comparable leading models at these tasks.
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FAQ
Which is cheaper: ERNIE 5.1, Grok 4.5?
ERNIE 5.1: $2.54/M output tokens; Grok 4.5: $6.00/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.
How do their coding arena scores compare?
Grok 4.5: 1523; ERNIE 5.1: 1514 (LMArena coding leaderboard).
How large is each context window?
ERNIE 5.1 accepts 119,000 and Grok 4.5 accepts 500,000 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 64,000 tokens on ERNIE 5.1 and 500,000 tokens on Grok 4.5.
What inputs and capabilities does each model support?
ERNIE 5.1 accepts text input and supports thinking; Grok 4.5 accepts text and image input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling, structured outputs and long context.
Can I call ERNIE 5.1 and Grok 4.5 with the same API key?
Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.
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