Head-to-Head Pricing Benchmark

Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B vs MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1

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

Input delta: $0.01Output delta: $0.15Monthly delta: $10

Default Recommendation (120M input + 60M output)

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1 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 300B A47B MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1
Developerbaiduminimax
Context Window123,000196,608
Input Cost / 1M Tokens$0.2800$0.2700
Output Cost / 1M Tokens$1.10$0.9500
Projected Monthly Cost$100$89
Vision❌ No❌ No
Tool Calling❌ No✅ Yes
Structured Output✅ Yes✅ Yes
Reasoning❌ No✅ Yes
MMLU Score77.6N/A
GPQA81.1N/A

Price History

Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B Pricing Trend

Input / 1M tokens0.0%Output / 1M tokens0.0%
Mar 7Mar 11
$0.2800$0.6900$1.10Mar 7Mar 8Mar 9Mar 10Mar 11

Current Input / 1M

$0.2800

Current Output / 1M

$1.10

Price History

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1 Pricing Trend

Input / 1M tokens0.0%Output / 1M tokens0.0%
Mar 7Mar 11
$0.2700$0.6100$0.9500Mar 7Mar 8Mar 9Mar 10Mar 11

Current Input / 1M

$0.2700

Current Output / 1M

$0.9500

Cost Calculator

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0500M

Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B

$100

per month

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1

$89

per month

Lower cost

Live Recommendation

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1 is lower-cost at 120M input + 60M output tokens/month.

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1 saves $10/mo at this workload
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FAQ

Common questions for Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B vs MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1 pricing decisions.

Which is cheaper for input tokens: Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B or MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1?

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1 is cheaper on input token cost by $0.01 per 1M tokens.

Which is cheaper for output tokens: Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B or MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1?

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1 is cheaper on output token cost by $0.15 per 1M tokens.

What is the projected monthly cost difference between Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B and MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1?

$10 difference for the default scenario (120M input + 60M output tokens/month).

How should I choose between Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B and MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1?

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