ERNIE 5.0 — API Pricing & Benchmarks
ERNIE 5.0 is Baidu's previous-generation reasoning model. The API costs $0.60 per 1M input tokens and $2.10 per 1M output tokens ($0.97 blended at a 3:1 ratio). It supports a 128K-token context window. On the independently measured Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index it scores 22.3, ranking #53 of 68 models tracked on this site.
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| Provider | Baidu |
| Input price / 1M tokens | $0.60 |
| Output price / 1M tokens | $2.10 |
| Cached input / 1M tokens | — |
| Blended price (3:1) | $0.97 |
| Context window | 128K |
| Max output tokens | — |
| Knowledge cutoff | — |
| License | proprietary |
| Input modalities | T+I |
| Output speed (tok/s) | — |
| Released | — |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index | 22.3 |
| LMArena Elo | 1444 |
| GPQA Diamond | 77.7% |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 13.3% |
Where ERNIE 5.0 fits
On a blended 3:1 basis ERNIE 5.0 costs $0.97 per 1M tokens, cheaper than 65% of the 80 priced models in this index. It is a previous-generation model: usually only worth choosing if you have an existing integration, negotiated pricing, or need its specific behavior, since newer siblings offer better price-performance.
Price history
| Period | Input $/1M | Output $/1M | Cached $/1M |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 → current | $0.60 | $2.10 | — |
No list-price changes recorded since tracking began. Full dataset: price-history.json (CC BY 4.0).
Alternatives at a similar price
- GLM-4.7 (Zhipu AI (Z.ai)) — $1.00/1M blended, AA Index 34.5
- ERNIE 5.1 (Baidu) — $1.10/1M blended
- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite (Google) — $0.85/1M blended, AA Index 37.4
- Gemini 2.5 Flash (Google) — $0.85/1M blended, AA Index 24.2