A sophisticated text-based Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) model featuring 21B total parameters with 3B activated per token, delivering exceptional multimodal understanding and generation through heterogeneous MoE structures and modality-isolated …
Model details →Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B vs Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest
Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
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Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B | Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 120K | 1M | 🏆 Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.07 | $2.00 | 🏆 Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $0.28 | $10.00 | 🏆 Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | Yes | 🏆 Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | — | Yes | 🏆 Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest |
Frequently asked questions
Is Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B better than Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest?
Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B and Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest?
Input: $0.07 vs $2.00 per 1M tokens. Output: $0.28 vs $10.00 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B and Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest support?
Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B supports up to 120K tokens. Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest supports up to 1M tokens.
Do both Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B and Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest support tool calling?
Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B: yes. Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest: yes.
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