ernie-4.5-21b-a3b vs granite-4.1-8b
Input price
$0.07
$0.05
Output price
$0.28
$0.10
Context window
131K
131K
Throughput
134 tok/s
157 tok/s
Availability
97.7%
100.0%
Cost / task
$0.000
$0.000
Efficiency score
89
89
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
ERNIE-4.5-21B-
GRANITE-4.1-8B
Chat assistant
$54.60
$27.00
RAG / long context
$109.20
$69.00
Agent / tool use
$151.20
$72.00
Efficiency score: ernie-4.5-21b-a3b
Across price, speed and reliability, ernie-4.5-21b-a3b 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 or granite-4.1-8b cheaper?+
granite-4.1-8b has the lower input price — $0.05 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 or granite-4.1-8b?+
Across price, speed and reliability, ernie-4.5-21b-a3b offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.