ERNIE 4.5 vs Grok-4.1 Comparison
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
ERNIE 4.5 and Grok-4.1 don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, ERNIE 4.5 ($0.40/1M tokens) is 7.5x cheaper than Grok-4.1 ($3.00/1M tokens).
For output processing, ERNIE 4.5 ($4.00/1M tokens) is 3.8x cheaper than Grok-4.1 ($15.00/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Grok-4.1 is more expensive than ERNIE 4.5.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Grok-4.1 accepts 256,000 input tokens compared to ERNIE 4.5's 128,000 tokens. ERNIE 4.5 can generate longer responses up to 65,536 tokens, while Grok-4.1 is limited to 8,000 tokens.
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Grok-4.1 supports multimodal inputs, whereas ERNIE 4.5 does not.
Grok-4.1 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
ERNIE 4.5
Grok-4.1
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 Grok-4.1 was released on 2025-11-17.
Grok-4.1 is 5 months newer than ERNIE 4.5.
Jun 25, 2025
8 months ago
Nov 17, 2025
3 months ago
4mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Provider Availability
ERNIE 4.5 is available from Novita. Grok-4.1 is available from xAI. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.
ERNIE 4.5
Grok-4.1