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Head-to-Head Pricing Benchmark

Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B Thinking vs ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash

Side-by-side pricing and context window comparison for production model selection.

Input delta: $0.00Output delta: $0.02Monthly delta: $1.80

Default Recommendation (120M input + 60M output)

Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B Thinking is lower-cost for the default monthly workload scenario.

Adjust the workload in the calculator below to see a live recommendation for your usage.

MetricBaidu: ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B ThinkingByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash
Developerbaidubytedance-seed
Context Window131,072262,144
Input Cost / 1M Tokens$0.0700$0.0750
Output Cost / 1M Tokens$0.2800$0.3000
Projected Monthly Cost$25$27
Vision❌ No✅ Yes
Tool Calling❌ No✅ Yes
Structured Output❌ No✅ Yes
Reasoning✅ Yes✅ Yes
MMLU ScoreN/AN/A

Price History

Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B Thinking Pricing Trend

Input / 1M tokens0.0%Output / 1M tokens0.0%
Mar 7 — Mar 11
$0.0700$0.1750$0.2800Mar 7Mar 8Mar 9Mar 10Mar 11

Current Input / 1M

$0.0700

Current Output / 1M

$0.2800

Price History

ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash Pricing Trend

Input / 1M tokens0.0%Output / 1M tokens0.0%
Mar 7 — Mar 11
$0.0750$0.1875$0.3000Mar 7Mar 8Mar 9Mar 10Mar 11

Current Input / 1M

$0.0750

Current Output / 1M

$0.3000

Cost Calculator

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Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B Thinking

$25

per month

Lower cost

ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash

$27

per month

Live Recommendation

Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B Thinking is lower-cost at 120M input + 60M output tokens/month.

Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B Thinking saves $1.80/mo at this workload
Open Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B Thinking model pageOpen ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash model page

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FAQ

Common questions for Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B Thinking vs ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash pricing decisions.

Which is cheaper for input tokens: Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B Thinking or ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash?

Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B Thinking is cheaper or equal on input token cost by $0.00 per 1M tokens.

Which is cheaper for output tokens: Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B Thinking or ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash?

Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B Thinking is cheaper or equal on output token cost by $0.02 per 1M tokens.

What is the projected monthly cost difference between Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B Thinking and ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash?

$1.80 difference for the default scenario (120M input + 60M output tokens/month).

How should I choose between Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B Thinking and ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash?

Use this page to compare context window and token pricing, then open each model page to evaluate additional alternatives and monthly workload fit.