ERNIE 5.0: API pricing, context window and capabilities

Prices from official vendor price lists · October 2026

ERNIE 5.0 costs $1.4 per 1M input tokens and $5.6 per 1M output tokens, with a 119K context window. Mid-priced: dearer than 74% of this rating, with ERNIE 5.1 as the nearest cheaper Baidu option. Recorded for vision, reasoning.

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Capabilities

API $/1M (in / out)

$1.4 / $5.6

Context window

119K tokens

Price / mo

API only

Overview Reviews

ERNIE 5.0 is an AI model from Baidu, priced at $1.4 input and $5.6 output per 1M tokens. That places it in the mid tier of this rating — dearer than 74% of the 205 priced models listed.

It holds 119K tokens in a single conversation. Capabilities recorded in this rating: text & chat, vision, reasoning, tool calling, multilingual. Access is through the API rather than a consumer subscription.

API price$1.4 / $5.6per 1M tokens, in / out

Context119K tokenstokens per conversation

VendorBaiduall models from this vendor

TierMiddearer than 74% of models

Cost calculator

1M tokens/mo10M tokens/mo50M tokens/mo200M tokens/mo

Standard$4.55~~AED 17 per month~~

With batch −50%$2.27~~AED 8 per month~~

With caching on input$4.23~~AED 16 per month~~

Standard$45.50~~AED 167 per month~~

With batch −50%$22.75~~AED 84 per month~~

With caching on input$42.35~~AED 156 per month~~

Standard$228~~AED 835 per month~~

With batch −50%$114~~AED 418 per month~~

With caching on input$212~~AED 778 per month~~

Standard$910~~AED 3,342 per month~~

With batch −50%$455~~AED 1,671 per month~~

With caching on input$847~~AED 3,111 per month~~

Assumes a 1:3 input-to-output ratio, which is typical for chat and generation. Dirham figures use 3.6725 per dollar. Batch and caching discounts apply where the vendor offers them.

Compared with alternatives

How ERNIE 5.0 sits against its neighbours in this rating. Tap a card to open that model.

Good and poor fit

Good fit

Multi-step analysis, planning and code review, where the first plausible answer is often wrong.
Reading screenshots, charts, scanned documents and photos.

Poor fit

Classification, routing and short summaries — a small model does these identically for a fraction of the price.

Related filters

Text & chat234 models for text generation and chat

Vision159 models that read images

Reasoning175 models that think before answering

Tool calling172 models that call your functions

MultilingualAll 245 models work beyond English

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Frequently asked questions

How much does ERNIE 5.0 cost?

$1.4 / $5.6 per 1M tokens, input and output. In dirhams that is roughly AED 5.14 per 1M input tokens. Batch processing halves it where the vendor offers it.

What is the context window of ERNIE 5.0?

119K tokens in a single conversation.

What can ERNIE 5.0 do?

In this rating it is recorded with: text & chat, vision, reasoning, tool calling, multilingual, proprietary API.

Is ERNIE 5.0 a good choice?

It depends on the job. See the good-fit and poor-fit lists above, and compare against the neighbouring models before committing.

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