ernie-4.5-21b-a3b-thinking vs deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1
Lower price
deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1
Faster
ernie-4.5-21b-a3b-thinking
Higher efficiency
ernie-4.5-21b-a3b-thinking
Input price
$0.07
$0.00
Output price
$0.28
$0.00
Context window
131K
128K
Throughput
149 tok/s
136 tok/s
Availability
96.3%
96.5%
Cost / task
$0.000
$0.000
Efficiency score
89
89
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
ERNIE-4.5-21B-
DEEPSEEK-AI
Chat assistant
$54.60
$0.00
RAG / long context
$109.20
$0.00
Agent / tool use
$151.20
$0.00
Efficiency score: ernie-4.5-21b-a3b-thinking
Across price, speed and reliability, ernie-4.5-21b-a3b-thinking offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.
Figures are illustrative demo data, not financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
Is ernie-4.5-21b-a3b-thinking or deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 cheaper?+
deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 has the lower input price — $0.00 vs $0.07 per 1M tokens — so for most blended workloads it is the more cost-effective of the two. Figures are illustrative demo data.
Which should I choose, ernie-4.5-21b-a3b-thinking or deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1?+
Across price, speed and reliability, ernie-4.5-21b-a3b-thinking offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.