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 Mistral: Mistral Small 3
Mistral: Mistral Small 3 wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Mistral Small 3 is a 24B-parameter language model optimized for low-latency performance across common AI tasks. Released under the Apache 2.0 license, it features both pre-trained and instruction-tuned versions designed for efficient local …
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B | Mistral: Mistral Small 3 | 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 | $0.05 | 🏆 Mistral: Mistral Small 3 |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $1.10 | $0.08 | 🏆 Mistral: Mistral Small 3 |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | — | Yes | 🏆 Mistral: Mistral Small 3 |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | — | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | — | — | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B better than Mistral: Mistral Small 3?
Mistral: Mistral Small 3 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 Mistral: Mistral Small 3?
Input: $0.28 vs $0.05 per 1M tokens. Output: $1.10 vs $0.08 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B and Mistral: Mistral Small 3 support?
Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B supports up to 123K tokens. Mistral: Mistral Small 3 supports up to 33K tokens.
Do both Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B and Mistral: Mistral Small 3 support tool calling?
Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B: not advertised. Mistral: Mistral Small 3: yes.