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ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview vs Qwen4-Max-Preview

Comparing ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview and Qwen4-Max-Preview across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Baidu · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview and Qwen4-Max-Preview trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.28/M input and $1.13/M output

Choose Qwen4-Max-Preview

  • you are already invested in the Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.28 / M
— / M
Output price
$1.13 / M
— / M
Context window
1,048,576
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Individual benchmarks

13 reported for ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview · 0 for Qwen4-Max-Preview

No common benchmarks found

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview and Qwen4-Max-Previewdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview specifies output context (1,048,576 tokens).

Baidu
ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output1,048,576 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen4-Max-Preview
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Thu Nov 12 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Qwen4-Max-Preview supports multimodal inputs, whereas ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview does not.

Qwen4-Max-Preview can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen4-Max-Preview

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 5.5 Flash Preview

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen4-Max-Preview

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Both models were released on 2026-11-11.

They likely represent similar generations of model development.

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview

Nov 11, 2026

1 days ago

Qwen4-Max-Preview

Nov 11, 2026

1 days ago

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

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview and Qwen4-Max-Preview side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview
✓ Preferred
Qwen4-Max-Preview
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FAQ

Common questions about ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview vs Qwen4-Max-Preview.

Which is better, ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview or Qwen4-Max-Preview?

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview (Baidu) and Qwen4-Max-Preview (Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview compare to Qwen4-Max-Preview in benchmarks?

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview scores BrowseComp: 87.4%, DRACO: 84.9%, MCP Atlas: 84.6%, DeepSWE 1.1: 71.2%, OfficeQA Pro: 67.9%.

What are the context window sizes for ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview and Qwen4-Max-Preview?

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview supports 1.0M tokens and Qwen4-Max-Preview supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview and Qwen4-Max-Preview?

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

Who makes ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview and Qwen4-Max-Preview?

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview is developed by Baidu and Qwen4-Max-Preview is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.