Model Comparison

ERNIE 4.5 vs Grok-4.1 Thinking

Comparing ERNIE 4.5 and Grok-4.1 Thinking across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

ERNIE 4.5 and Grok-4.1 Thinking 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

ERNIE 4.5 costs less

For input processing, ERNIE 4.5 ($0.40/1M tokens) is 7.5x cheaper than Grok-4.1 Thinking ($3.00/1M tokens).

For output processing, ERNIE 4.5 ($4.00/1M tokens) is 3.8x cheaper than Grok-4.1 Thinking ($15.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Grok-4.1 Thinking is more expensive than ERNIE 4.5.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
Fri Apr 17 2026 • llm-stats.com
Baidu
ERNIE 4.5
Input tokens$0.40
Output tokens$4.00
Best providerNovita
xAI
Grok-4.1 Thinking
Input tokens$3.00
Output tokens$15.00
Best providerxAI
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Grok-4.1 Thinking 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 Thinking is limited to 8,000 tokens.

Baidu
ERNIE 4.5
Input128,000 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
xAI
Grok-4.1 Thinking
Input256,000 tokens
Output8,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Grok-4.1 Thinking supports multimodal inputs, whereas ERNIE 4.5 does not.

Grok-4.1 Thinking 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-4.1 Thinking

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-4.1 Thinking

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

ERNIE 4.5 was released on 2025-06-25, while Grok-4.1 Thinking was released on 2025-11-17.

Grok-4.1 Thinking is 5 months newer than ERNIE 4.5.

ERNIE 4.5

Jun 25, 2025

9 months ago

Grok-4.1 Thinking

Nov 17, 2025

5 months ago

4mo newer

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

ERNIE 4.5 is available from Novita. Grok-4.1 Thinking is available from xAI.

ERNIE 4.5

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

Grok-4.1 Thinking

xai logo
xAI
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Baidu
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
xAI
Larger context window (256,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
Baidu
ERNIE 4.5
xAI
Grok-4.1 Thinking

FAQ

Common questions about ERNIE 4.5 vs Grok-4.1 Thinking

ERNIE 4.5 (Baidu) and Grok-4.1 Thinking (xAI) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.
ERNIE 4.5 scores GPQA: 74.0%, ARC-E: 60.7%, PIQA: 55.2%, Winogrande: 51.3%, CLUEWSC: 48.6%. Grok-4.1 Thinking scores Creative Writing v3: 86.1%, WMDP: 84.0%, EQ-Bench: 79.3%, ProtocolQA: 79.0%, LMArena Text Leaderboard: 74.2%.
ERNIE 4.5 is 7.5x cheaper for input tokens. ERNIE 4.5 costs $0.40/M input and $4.00/M output via novita. Grok-4.1 Thinking costs $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output via xai.
ERNIE 4.5 supports 128K tokens and Grok-4.1 Thinking supports 256K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (128K vs 256K), input pricing ($0.40 vs $3.00/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-4.1 Thinking is developed by xAI.