LIVE
BODYBUILDER$-1000000.00 5.4%
GLM-4-LONG$0.00 14.1%
GEMINI-2.0-FLA$0.30 20.0%
GEMINI-2.0-FLA$0.40 6.6%
-CF$0.00 9.7%
DEEPSEEK-V4-FL$0.28 26.3%
LLAMA-4-MAVERI$0.60 11.9%
GROK-4-FAST$0.50 6.0%
QWEN-PLUS$0.78 0.6%
MINIMAX-M2.1$0.95 2.6%
MINIMAX-M2$1.00 2.9%
MINIMAX-01$1.10 8.0%
GPT-4.1-MINI$1.60 13.7%
GROK-4-1-FAST-$0.50 8.9%
GPT-4.1-MINI-2$1.60 31.8%
XAI$0.00 4.5%
MINIMAX-M2.7$0.00 9.9%
QWEN3.5-FLASH-$0.26 31.0%
GPT-4.1-NANO$0.40 13.0%
GEMINI-2.5-FLA$0.40 0.8%
DEEPSEEK-AI$0.00 27.0%
GROK-4.1-FAST$0.50 16.4%
MINIMAX-M3$1.20 6.1%
GOOGLE$1.50 3.4%
AUTO$0.00 9.7%
GOOGLE$0.00 27.8%
MINIMAX-M2.7$1.20 7.2%
GOOGLE$0.00 0.6%
BODYBUILDER$-1000000.00 5.4%
GLM-4-LONG$0.00 14.1%
GEMINI-2.0-FLA$0.30 20.0%
GEMINI-2.0-FLA$0.40 6.6%
-CF$0.00 9.7%
DEEPSEEK-V4-FL$0.28 26.3%
LLAMA-4-MAVERI$0.60 11.9%
GROK-4-FAST$0.50 6.0%
QWEN-PLUS$0.78 0.6%
MINIMAX-M2.1$0.95 2.6%
MINIMAX-M2$1.00 2.9%
MINIMAX-01$1.10 8.0%
GPT-4.1-MINI$1.60 13.7%
GROK-4-1-FAST-$0.50 8.9%
GPT-4.1-MINI-2$1.60 31.8%
XAI$0.00 4.5%
MINIMAX-M2.7$0.00 9.9%
QWEN3.5-FLASH-$0.26 31.0%
GPT-4.1-NANO$0.40 13.0%
GEMINI-2.5-FLA$0.40 0.8%
DEEPSEEK-AI$0.00 27.0%
GROK-4.1-FAST$0.50 16.4%
MINIMAX-M3$1.20 6.1%
GOOGLE$1.50 3.4%
AUTO$0.00 9.7%
GOOGLE$0.00 27.8%
MINIMAX-M2.7$1.20 7.2%
GOOGLE$0.00 0.6%
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ernie-5.1

Baidu Qianfan
Efficiency score
88/100
19.2%
Input price
$0.56/ 1M tokens
Output price
$2.50/ 1M tokens
Context window
131K
Throughput
138tok/s
Availability
96.2%
Cost / task
$0.002

Arena Elo 1471Human-preference rating · LMArena (shown where the model is ranked)

Capabilities

Accepts (input)
Text
Produces (output)
Text

7-day heat trend

19.2%

Pricing breakdown

Input price
$0.56/ 1M tokens
$0.0006 / 1K
Output price
$2.50/ 1M tokens
$0.0025 / 1K
Blended price
$2.02/ 1M tokens
$0.0020 / 1K

Typical 3:1 output-to-input mix, per 1M tokens

Estimated monthly cost by workload

Chat assistant
$468.00/ mo
1K in · 400 out · 10K req/day
RAG / long context
$897.00/ mo
8K in · 600 out · 5K req/day
Agent / tool use
$1,303/ mo
3K in · 1.5K out · 8K req/day
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Market position

  • Cheaper than 18% of tracked models
  • Faster than 30% of tracked models
  • Efficiency rank: #990 of 1105

Best suited for

General-purpose text generation, chat, summarization and content workloads where broad capability and low cost matter most.

About ernie-5.1

ERNIE 5.1 is Baidu Qianfan's efficient flagship text model with strong reasoning, coding, and long-context generation.

ernie-5.1 is a Text model from Baidu Qianfan (CN). HotON.ai tracks it at $0.56 per 1M input tokens and $2.50 per 1M output tokens, with a 131K-token context window, ~138 tokens/sec throughput and 96.2% availability. Its composite efficiency score is 88/100 at an estimated $0.002 per successful task.

Frequently asked questions

How much does ernie-5.1 cost per 1M tokens?+

ernie-5.1 is tracked at $0.56 per 1M input tokens and $2.50 per 1M output tokens. A typical 3:1 output-to-input workload blends to roughly $2.02 per 1M tokens. Figures are illustrative demo data.

What is ernie-5.1 best for?+

General-purpose text generation, chat, summarization and content workloads where broad capability and low cost matter most.

How fast is ernie-5.1?+

ernie-5.1 delivers about 138 tokens/sec with 96.2% tracked availability, suitable for latency-sensitive, real-time applications.

Is ernie-5.1 cheaper than other AI models?+

Within the HotON.ai tracked set, ernie-5.1 is cheaper than 18% of models on input price and ranks #990 of 1105 by overall efficiency.

Pricing is real (via the TestKey catalog, updated daily). Quality (Arena Elo) is real where the model is ranked on LMArena. Speed, availability and efficiency are modeled estimates.