ERNIE 5.0: API pricing, providers and specs
ERNIE 5.0 is a text model by Baidu. 2 providers serve it, from $3.29 to $3.37 /1M; the lowest price is at AIHubMix.
A newer version is out: ERNIE 5.1 · released May 9, 2026
How ERNIE 5.0 compares
Against the 737 text models on the site priced the same way.
- Pricey for its class: at $3.29 /1M, its lowest price is above 72% of comparable models (median $1.10).
- Its 183K-token context window is larger than 32% of them (median 262K), about 270 pages of text.
- 2 providers serve it; 36% of comparable models have fewer.
ERNIE 5.0 prices by provider
Every provider's list price, read from its own price page or API. A price marked “from” changes with context length, resolution or mode.
| Provider | Input | Output | Prompt caching | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 AIHubMix | $0.822/1M | From$3.29/1M | $0.822/1M | 183K |
| ZenMux | $0.84/1M | From$3.37/1M | — | 128K |
Specs
- Type
- Text
- Maker
- Baidu
- Inputs
- Image, Text, Video
- Outputs
- Text
- Context
- 183K≈ 270 pages of text
- Max output
- 64K
- Capabilities
- Prompt caching, JSON, Reasoning, Tool calling, Vision
- Released
- Jan 22, 2026
- License
- —
- Open weights
- —
Alternatives to ERNIE 5.0
Same kind of model from other makers, at a similar price.
| Model | Lowest price | Context | Arena | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERNIE 5.0this model | $3.29/1M | 183K | — | 2 |
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| GPT-6.1 Sol | $8/1M | 1.05M | 1749 | 27 |
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| GPT-6 Sol | $8/1M | 1.05M | 1682 | 28 |
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| Grok 4.7 | $4.80/1M | 500K | 1637 | 28 |
| Gemini 3 Flash | $2.40/1M | 1.05M | 1466 | 5 |
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The lowest price for ERNIE 5.0 is $3.29 /1M, at AIHubMix.
AIHubMix, at $3.29 /1M. 2 providers serve ERNIE 5.0; the table above lists every one with its price.
ERNIE 5.0 reads up to 183K tokens per request and writes up to 64K.
We have not found ERNIE 5.0's weights published by its maker.
2 API providers serve ERNIE 5.0. Compare their prices above, or open a provider to see everything it offers.
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