ERNIE 4.5 vs Gemini 1.5 Flash Comparison
Comparing ERNIE 4.5 and Gemini 1.5 Flash across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
ERNIE 4.5 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Gemini 1.5 Flash is better at 5 benchmarks (GSM8k, HellaSwag, MATH, MMLU, MMLU-Pro).
Gemini 1.5 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, ERNIE 4.5 ($0.40/1M tokens) is 2.7x more expensive than Gemini 1.5 Flash ($0.15/1M tokens).
For output processing, ERNIE 4.5 ($4.00/1M tokens) is 6.7x more expensive than Gemini 1.5 Flash ($0.60/1M tokens).
In conclusion, ERNIE 4.5 is more expensive than Gemini 1.5 Flash.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Gemini 1.5 Flash accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to ERNIE 4.5's 128,000 tokens. ERNIE 4.5 can generate longer responses up to 65,536 tokens, while Gemini 1.5 Flash is limited to 8,192 tokens.
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Gemini 1.5 Flash supports multimodal inputs, whereas ERNIE 4.5 does not.
Gemini 1.5 Flash can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
ERNIE 4.5
Gemini 1.5 Flash
License
Usage and distribution terms
Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.
Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.
Proprietary
Closed source
Proprietary
Closed source
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
ERNIE 4.5 was released on 2025-06-25, while Gemini 1.5 Flash was released on 2024-05-01.
ERNIE 4.5 is 14 months newer than Gemini 1.5 Flash.
Jun 25, 2025
8 months ago
1.2yr newerMay 1, 2024
1.9 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Gemini 1.5 Flash has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-11-01, while ERNIE 4.5's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Gemini 1.5 Flash's training data extends to 2023-11-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without ERNIE 4.5's cutoff date.
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Nov 2023
Provider Availability
ERNIE 4.5 is available from Novita. Gemini 1.5 Flash is available from Google. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.
ERNIE 4.5
Gemini 1.5 Flash
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Detailed Comparison
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