ERNIE-4.5-VL-424B-A47B is a multimodal Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) model from Baidu’s ERNIE 4.5 series, featuring 424B total parameters with 47B active per token. It is trained jointly on text and image data...
Model details →Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B vs Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch)
Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch) wins on 4 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite is Google’s GA high-efficiency multimodal model optimized for low-latency, high-volume workloads. It supports text, image, video, audio, and PDF inputs, and is designed for lightweight agentic...
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B | Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch) | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 123K | 1.0M | 🏆 Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch) |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.42 | $0.13 | 🏆 Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch) |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $1.25 | $0.75 | 🏆 Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch) |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | — | Yes | 🏆 Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch) |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B better than Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch)?
Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch) 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 VL 424B A47B and Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch)?
Input: $0.42 vs $0.13 per 1M tokens. Output: $1.25 vs $0.75 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B and Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch) support?
Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B supports up to 123K tokens. Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch) supports up to 1.0M tokens.
Do both Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B and Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch) support tool calling?
Baidu: ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B: not advertised. Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch): yes.