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 Qwen: Qwen3 8B
Qwen: Qwen3 8B wins on 4 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Qwen3-8B is a dense 8.2B parameter causal language model from the Qwen3 series, designed for both reasoning-heavy tasks and efficient dialogue. It supports seamless switching between "thinking" mode for math, coding, and logical inference, …
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B | Qwen: Qwen3 8B | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 123K | 41K | 🏆 Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.28 | $0.05 | 🏆 Qwen: Qwen3 8B |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $1.10 | $0.40 | 🏆 Qwen: Qwen3 8B |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | — | Yes | 🏆 Qwen: Qwen3 8B |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | — | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | — | Yes | 🏆 Qwen: Qwen3 8B |
Frequently asked questions
Is Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B better than Qwen: Qwen3 8B?
Qwen: Qwen3 8B wins on 4 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 Qwen: Qwen3 8B?
Input: $0.28 vs $0.05 per 1M tokens. Output: $1.10 vs $0.40 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B and Qwen: Qwen3 8B support?
Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B supports up to 123K tokens. Qwen: Qwen3 8B supports up to 41K tokens.
Do both Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B and Qwen: Qwen3 8B support tool calling?
Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B: not advertised. Qwen: Qwen3 8B: yes.