Model Comparison

ERNIE 4.5 vs Grok-3 Mini

Grok-3 Mini significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Grok-3 Mini is 3.7x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

ERNIE 4.5 outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Grok-3 Mini is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).

Grok-3 Mini significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

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Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Grok-3 Mini costs less

For input processing, ERNIE 4.5 ($0.40/1M tokens) is 1.3x more expensive than Grok-3 Mini ($0.30/1M tokens).

For output processing, ERNIE 4.5 ($4.00/1M tokens) is 8.0x more expensive than Grok-3 Mini ($0.50/1M tokens).

In conclusion, ERNIE 4.5 is more expensive than Grok-3 Mini.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
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Baidu
ERNIE 4.5
Input tokens$0.40
Output tokens$4.00
Best providerNovita
xAI
Grok-3 Mini
Input tokens$0.30
Output tokens$0.50
Best providerxAI
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Both models have the same input context window of 128,000 tokens. ERNIE 4.5 can generate longer responses up to 65,536 tokens, while Grok-3 Mini is limited to 8,000 tokens.

Baidu
ERNIE 4.5
Input128,000 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
xAI
Grok-3 Mini
Input128,000 tokens
Output8,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Grok-3 Mini supports multimodal inputs, whereas ERNIE 4.5 does not.

Grok-3 Mini can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

ERNIE 4.5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Grok-3 Mini

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.

ERNIE 4.5

Proprietary

Closed source

Grok-3 Mini

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

ERNIE 4.5 was released on 2025-06-25, while Grok-3 Mini was released on 2025-02-17.

ERNIE 4.5 is 4 months newer than Grok-3 Mini.

ERNIE 4.5

Jun 25, 2025

9 months ago

4mo newer
Grok-3 Mini

Feb 17, 2025

1.2 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Grok-3 Mini has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-11-17, while ERNIE 4.5's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Grok-3 Mini's training data extends to 2024-11-17, but cannot make a direct comparison without ERNIE 4.5's cutoff date.

ERNIE 4.5

—

Grok-3 Mini

Nov 2024

Provider Availability

ERNIE 4.5 is available from Novita. Grok-3 Mini is available from xAI.

ERNIE 4.5

novita logo
Novita
Input Price:Input: $0.40/1MOutput Price:Output: $4.00/1M

Grok-3 Mini

xai logo
xAI
Input Price:Input: $0.30/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.50/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Baidu
xAI
Supports multimodal inputs
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Higher GPQA score (84.0% vs 74.0%)
BaiduERNIE 4.5
xAIGrok-3 Mini
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Detailed Comparison

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Feature
Baidu
ERNIE 4.5
xAI
Grok-3 Mini

FAQ

Common questions about ERNIE 4.5 vs Grok-3 Mini

Grok-3 Mini significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. ERNIE 4.5 is made by Baidu and Grok-3 Mini is made by xAI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
ERNIE 4.5 scores GPQA: 74.0%, ARC-E: 60.7%, PIQA: 55.2%, Winogrande: 51.3%, CLUEWSC: 48.6%. Grok-3 Mini scores AIME 2024: 95.8%, AIME 2025: 90.8%, GPQA: 84.0%, LiveCodeBench: 80.4%.
Grok-3 Mini is 1.3x cheaper for input tokens. ERNIE 4.5 costs $0.40/M input and $4.00/M output via novita. Grok-3 Mini costs $0.30/M input and $0.50/M output via xai.
ERNIE 4.5 supports 128K tokens and Grok-3 Mini supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include input pricing ($0.40 vs $0.30/M), multimodal support (no vs yes). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
ERNIE 4.5 is developed by Baidu and Grok-3 Mini is developed by xAI.