ERNIE-4.5-300B-A47B is a 300B parameter Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) language model developed by Baidu as part of the ERNIE 4.5 series. It activates 47B parameters per token and supports text generation in both English and Chinese. Optimized fo…
Model details →Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B vs Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)
Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, a.k.a. "Nano Banana," is now generally available. It is a state of the art image generation model with contextual understanding. It is capable of image generation, edits, and multi-turn conversations. Aspect ratios c…
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B | Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 123K | 33K | 🏆 Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.28 | $0.30 | 🏆 Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $1.10 | $2.50 | 🏆 Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | — | — | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | Yes | 🏆 Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | — | — | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B better than Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)?
Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B 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 300B A47B and Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)?
Input: $0.28 vs $0.30 per 1M tokens. Output: $1.10 vs $2.50 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B and Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) support?
Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B supports up to 123K tokens. Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) supports up to 33K tokens.
Do both Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B and Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) support tool calling?
Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B: not advertised. Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image): not advertised.