Claude Opus 4.6 vs ERNIE 4.5 Comparison

Comparing Claude Opus 4.6 and ERNIE 4.5 across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Claude Opus 4.6 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while ERNIE 4.5 is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude Opus 4.6 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

ERNIE 4.5 costs less

For input processing, Claude Opus 4.6 ($5.00/1M tokens) is 12.5x more expensive than ERNIE 4.5 ($0.40/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Opus 4.6 ($25.00/1M tokens) is 6.3x more expensive than ERNIE 4.5 ($4.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Opus 4.6 is more expensive than ERNIE 4.5.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers

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Claude Opus 4.6

Input tokens$5.00

Output tokens$25.00

Best providerAnthropic

ERNIE 4.5

Input tokens$0.40

Output tokens$4.00

Best providerNovita

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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude Opus 4.6 accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to ERNIE 4.5's 128,000 tokens. Claude Opus 4.6 can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while ERNIE 4.5 is limited to 65,536 tokens.

Claude Opus 4.6

Input200,000 tokens

Output128,000 tokens

ERNIE 4.5

Input128,000 tokens

Output65,536 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Claude Opus 4.6 supports multimodal inputs, whereas ERNIE 4.5 does not.

Claude Opus 4.6 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude Opus 4.6

Text

Images

Audio

Video

ERNIE 4.5

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

Claude Opus 4.6

Proprietary

Closed source

ERNIE 4.5

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Opus 4.6 was released on 2026-02-05, while ERNIE 4.5 was released on 2025-06-25.

Claude Opus 4.6 is 8 months newer than ERNIE 4.5.

Claude Opus 4.6

Feb 5, 2026

1 months ago

7mo newer

ERNIE 4.5

Jun 25, 2025

8 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

Claude Opus 4.6 is available from Anthropic. ERNIE 4.5 is available from Novita. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.