Which is cheaper for input tokens: Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 VL 28B A3B or Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B?
Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B is cheaper on input token cost by $0.07 per 1M tokens.
Head-to-Head Pricing Benchmark
Side-by-side pricing and context window comparison for production model selection.
Default Recommendation (120M input + 60M output)
Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B is lower-cost for the default monthly workload scenario.
Adjust the workload in the calculator below to see a live recommendation for your usage.
| Metric | Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 VL 28B A3B | Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | baidu | baidu |
| Context Window | 30,000 | 120,000 |
| Input Cost / 1M Tokens | $0.1400 | $0.0700 |
| Output Cost / 1M Tokens | $0.5600 | $0.2800 |
| Projected Monthly Cost | $50 | $25 |
| Vision | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Tool Calling | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Structured Output | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| Reasoning | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| MMLU Score | N/A | N/A |
Price History
Current Input / 1M
$0.1400
Current Output / 1M
$0.5600
Price History
Current Input / 1M
$0.0700
Current Output / 1M
$0.2800
Adjust your workload to see projected monthly costs.
Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 VL 28B A3B
$50
per month
Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B
$25
per month
Lower costLive Recommendation
Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B is lower-cost at 120M input + 60M output tokens/month.
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Common questions for Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 VL 28B A3B vs Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B pricing decisions.
Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B is cheaper on input token cost by $0.07 per 1M tokens.
Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B is cheaper on output token cost by $0.28 per 1M tokens.
$25 difference for the default scenario (120M input + 60M output tokens/month).
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