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Baidu rolls out Ernie 4.5 and Ernie X1 AI models, promises advanced reasoning and cost efficiency

Baidu has announced the release of two new artificial intelligence models. The Chinese technology giant introduced Ernie 4.5, a foundation model that builds upon its predecessor, and Ernie X1, a reasoning-focused AI designed for deep thinking. In terms of performance, Baidu claims that Ernie 4.5 surpasses OpenAI’s GPT-4.5 across various benchmarks, while being priced at just one per cent of its competitor. Beyond the chatbot platform, Ernie 4.5 is also accessible via application programming interfaces on Baidu AI Cloud’s MaaS platform, Quianfan. The pricing structure for Ernie 4.5 has also been detailed, with input costs starting at CNY 0.004 per thousand tokens and output charges set at CNY 0.016 per thousand tokens.

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