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Beam 1.0 vs ERNIE 5.0

Beam 1.0 leads the LLM Stats Score 44.6 to 33.2.

Reflection AI · Baidu · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Beam 1.0 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 44.6 to 33.2, ranking #46 overall.

The models split the 2 individual benchmarks reported for both models evenly.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Beam 1.0

  • overall performance matters — it scores 44.6 and ranks #46 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose ERNIE 5.0

  • you are already invested in the Baidu ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Beam 1.0
Reflection AI
ERNIE 5.0
Baidu
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
44.6
#46
33.2
#121
Reasoning
45.5
#37
32.8
#119
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 2
1 of 2
Input price
$0.40 / M
— / M
Output price
$1.20 / M
— / M
Context window
1,048,576
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Beam 1.0
ERNIE 5.0
Math
35.1#45
31.1#77
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

22 reported for Beam 1.0 · 5 for ERNIE 5.0

2 shared

Beam 1.0 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while ERNIE 5.0 is better at 1 benchmark (Humanity's Last Exam).

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.

Thu Oct 22 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Beam 1.0 specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only Beam 1.0 specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

Reflection AI
Beam 1.0
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Baidu
ERNIE 5.0
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Thu Oct 22 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

ERNIE 5.0 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Beam 1.0 does not.

ERNIE 5.0 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Beam 1.0

Text
Images
Audio
Video

ERNIE 5.0

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Beam 1.0 is licensed under Apache 2.0, while ERNIE 5.0 uses a proprietary license.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Beam 1.0

Apache 2.0

Open weights

ERNIE 5.0

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Beam 1.0 was released on 2026-10-16, while ERNIE 5.0 was released on 2026-01-22.

Beam 1.0 is 9 months newer than ERNIE 5.0.

Beam 1.0

Oct 16, 2026

3 days ago

8mo newer
ERNIE 5.0

Jan 22, 2026

9 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Beam 1.0 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-06-30, while ERNIE 5.0's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Beam 1.0's training data extends to 2026-06-30, but cannot make a direct comparison without ERNIE 5.0's cutoff date.

Beam 1.0

Jun 2026

ERNIE 5.0

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Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Beam 1.0 and ERNIE 5.0 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Beam 1.0
✓ Preferred
ERNIE 5.0
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Beam 1.0 vs ERNIE 5.0.

Which is better, Beam 1.0 or ERNIE 5.0?

Beam 1.0 leads the LLM Stats Score 44.6 to 33.2. Beam 1.0 is made by Reflection AI and ERNIE 5.0 is made by Baidu. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Beam 1.0 compare to ERNIE 5.0 in benchmarks?

Beam 1.0 scores AIME 2026: 97.7%, GPQA: 90.6%, LiveCodeBench: 88.3%, SWE-Bench Verified: 81.6%, MCP Atlas: 80.8%. ERNIE 5.0 scores AIME 2025: 87.0%, MMLU-Pro: 87.0%, GPQA: 85.0%, SimpleQA: 75.0%, Humanity's Last Exam: 39.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Beam 1.0 and ERNIE 5.0?

Beam 1.0 supports 1.0M tokens and ERNIE 5.0 supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Beam 1.0 and ERNIE 5.0?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (44.6 vs 33.2), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (Apache 2.0 vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Beam 1.0 and ERNIE 5.0?

Beam 1.0 is developed by Reflection AI and ERNIE 5.0 is developed by Baidu.

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