Model Comparison

ERNIE 5.0 vs Grok-3 Mini

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

ERNIE 5.0 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Grok-3 Mini is better at 1 benchmark (AIME 2025).

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers
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Baidu
ERNIE 5.0
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
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

Only Grok-3 Mini specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Grok-3 Mini specifies output context (8,000 tokens).

Baidu
ERNIE 5.0
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
xAI
Grok-3 Mini
Input128,000 tokens
Output8,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both ERNIE 5.0 and Grok-3 Mini support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

ERNIE 5.0

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 5.0

Proprietary

Closed source

Grok-3 Mini

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

ERNIE 5.0 was released on 2025-01-22, while Grok-3 Mini was released on 2025-02-17.

Grok-3 Mini is 1 month newer than ERNIE 5.0.

ERNIE 5.0

Jan 22, 2025

1.2 years ago

Grok-3 Mini

Feb 17, 2025

1.2 years ago

3w newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Grok-3 Mini has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-11-17, while ERNIE 5.0'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 5.0's cutoff date.

ERNIE 5.0

—

Grok-3 Mini

Nov 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Baidu
Higher GPQA score (85.0% vs 84.0%)
xAI
Larger context window (128,000 tokens)
Higher AIME 2025 score (90.8% vs 87.0%)
BaiduERNIE 5.0
xAIGrok-3 Mini
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Detailed Comparison

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Baidu
ERNIE 5.0
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Grok-3 Mini

FAQ

Common questions about ERNIE 5.0 vs Grok-3 Mini

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks. ERNIE 5.0 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 5.0 scores AIME 2025: 87.0%, MMLU-Pro: 87.0%, GPQA: 85.0%, SimpleQA: 75.0%, Humanity's Last Exam: 39.0%. Grok-3 Mini scores AIME 2024: 95.8%, AIME 2025: 90.8%, GPQA: 84.0%, LiveCodeBench: 80.4%.
ERNIE 5.0 supports an unknown number of tokens and Grok-3 Mini supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
ERNIE 5.0 is developed by Baidu and Grok-3 Mini is developed by xAI.