Model Comparison

ERNIE 5.0 vs GPT-4 TurboWhich is better in 2026?

ERNIE 5.0 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: ERNIE 5.0 vs GPT-4 Turbo — which is better?

ERNIE 5.0 (by Baidu) and GPT-4 Turbo (by OpenAI) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

ERNIE 5.0 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while GPT-4 Turbo is better at 0 benchmarks. ERNIE 5.0 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose ERNIE 5.0 if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 1 of 1 shared benchmarks
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jan 2026

Choose GPT-4 Turbo if…

  • you want predictable pricing at $10.00/M input and $30.00/M output

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

ERNIE 5.0 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while GPT-4 Turbo is better at 0 benchmarks.

ERNIE 5.0 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only GPT-4 Turbo specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only GPT-4 Turbo specifies output context (4,096 tokens).

Baidu
ERNIE 5.0
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
OpenAI
GPT-4 Turbo
Input128,000 tokens
Output4,096 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

ERNIE 5.0 supports multimodal inputs, whereas GPT-4 Turbo does not.

ERNIE 5.0 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

ERNIE 5.0

Text
Images
Audio
Video

GPT-4 Turbo

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 5.0

Proprietary

Closed source

GPT-4 Turbo

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

ERNIE 5.0 was released on 2026-01-22, while GPT-4 Turbo was released on 2024-04-09.

ERNIE 5.0 is 22 months newer than GPT-4 Turbo.

ERNIE 5.0

Jan 22, 2026

5 months ago

1.8yr newer
GPT-4 Turbo

Apr 9, 2024

2.3 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

GPT-4 Turbo has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-31, while ERNIE 5.0's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm GPT-4 Turbo's training data extends to 2023-12-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without ERNIE 5.0's cutoff date.

ERNIE 5.0

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GPT-4 Turbo

Dec 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Baidu
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher GPQA score (85.0% vs 48.0%)
OpenAI
Larger context window (128,000 tokens)

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against ERNIE 5.0 and GPT-4 Turbo side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

ERNIE 5.0
✓ Preferred
GPT-4 Turbo
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ERNIE 5.0
OpenAI
GPT-4 Turbo

FAQ

Common questions about ERNIE 5.0 vs GPT-4 Turbo.

Which is better, ERNIE 5.0 or GPT-4 Turbo?

ERNIE 5.0 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. ERNIE 5.0 is made by Baidu and GPT-4 Turbo is made by OpenAI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does ERNIE 5.0 compare to GPT-4 Turbo in benchmarks?

ERNIE 5.0 scores AIME 2025: 87.0%, MMLU-Pro: 87.0%, GPQA: 85.0%, SimpleQA: 75.0%, Humanity's Last Exam: 39.0%. GPT-4 Turbo scores MGSM: 88.5%, HumanEval: 87.1%, MMLU: 86.5%, DROP: 86.0%, MATH: 72.6%.

What are the context window sizes for ERNIE 5.0 and GPT-4 Turbo?

ERNIE 5.0 supports an unknown number of tokens and GPT-4 Turbo supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between ERNIE 5.0 and GPT-4 Turbo?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes ERNIE 5.0 and GPT-4 Turbo?

ERNIE 5.0 is developed by Baidu and GPT-4 Turbo is developed by OpenAI.

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