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Baidu ERNIE API

Paid#10 of 63 in AI Model APIs

Baidu ERNIE API: A cloud API spanning text, reasoning, vision, multimodal, embeddings and image generation. Ranked #10 of 63 in AI Model APIs by our editors (8.6/10); pricing: Paid; best for multimodal APIs with enterprise support.

8.6/10Editor score

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At a glance

Editor score
8.6 / 10
Pricing
Paid
Best for
Multimodal APIs with enterprise support
Paid from
$0.11/unit usage-based
Language models
Yes
Founded
2000 · Beijing, China
Facts checked
13 Oct 2026

Where it wins
- Text, reasoning, visual-understanding and multimodal model access
- REST, OpenAI-compatible and Qianfan SDK interfaces
- Function calling, structured output, embeddings and image generation
Where it doesn't
- Cloud deployment only, with no open-source package
- Usage costs vary by model, region and billing method
- Maximum context window is 32,768 tokens

Our verdict on Baidu ERNIE API

Baidu ERNIE API is Baidu AI Cloud’s hosted model service on the Qianfan platform. It gives developers programmatic access to ERNIE text-generation, deep-thinking and visual-understanding models, along with other foundation models. Teams can call the service through REST, an OpenAI-compatible interface or the official Qianfan SDK, using API keys. Its scope suits small, mid-market and enterprise developers building multilingual? multimodal applications, structured workflows or model-backed services in the cloud.

Pricing is token-based and paid as usage occurs. ERNIE 4.5 Turbo 32K input is $0.11 per 1M tokens, with output at $0.45 per 1M tokens, and provides online inference with a 32K context model. ERNIE 5.0 input up to 32K costs $0.84 per 1M tokens, while output is $3.38 per 1M tokens; this tier targets text-generation inference. ERNIE 4.5 Turbo VL input is $0.42 per 1M tokens and output is $1.27 per 1M tokens, adding visual-understanding inference through a multimodal model. Published pricing may vary by model version, region and billing method, so usage planning should account for separate input and output rates.

The platform’s main advantage is breadth within one API ecosystem. Qianfan SDK access is available for Python, Java, Go and Node.js, and supports function calling, structured output, embeddings and text-to-image capabilities. OpenAI-compatible access can reduce adaptation work for existing integrations, while REST endpoints support direct service calls. Baidu provides documentation, ticket support and 24/7 support. Choose ERNIE API when you need multimodal and reasoning options with enterprise-oriented support; consider another service if you require on-premises deployment, an open-source model package or audio and speech capabilities.

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Baidu ERNIE API pricing

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Baidu ERNIE API fact sheet

Free plan	Not verified
Paid from	$0.11/unit usage-based
Language models	Yes
Image generation	Yes
Audio and speech	No
Multimodal models	Yes
Embedding models	Yes
Max context window	32768 tokens
SDK languages	Python, Java, Go, Node.js
Deployment	Cloud
Platforms	Web
Support	Tickets, Docs · 24/7
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate)
Pricing	Paid (source)
Website	cloud.baidu.com
Facts checked	13 Oct 2026

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