Baidu presents Ernie 4.5 and Ernie X1, their advanced bots that seek to compete with Depseek R1 and Chatgpt
Baiduthe Chinese technological giant, has presented its New models of artificial intelligence, Ernie 4.5 and Ernie X1that improve performance and language understanding, in addition to their accessibility, since they are in open source format.
With this launch, which has been sooner than expected, the company seeks to compete with models such as Chatgpt and Deepseek R1consolidating its leadership in the AI market in China.
The launch was announced to Sunday 16 through the official Baidu account in X: «We have just presented Ernie 4.5 and X1! 🚀
As a deep reasoning model with multimodal capabilities, Ernie X1 offers a performance comparable to that of Deepseek R1 only half the price. On the other hand, Ernie 4.5 is our most recent base model and a new generation native multimodal model.
In addition, our AI chatbot, Ernie Bot, is now available for free for individual users in advance. Both models are available for free for all Ernie Bot users through their official website: https://yiyan.baidu.com ».
Ernie X1: High performance at low cost
Ernie X1 is positioned as a deep reasoning model with advanced abilities in multiple areas, including the understanding of language, planning and the evolution of complex tasks. Baidu stressed that its performance is comparable to that of Deepseek R1but with a significantly lower cost, which makes it a competitive option for companies and developers.
This model is based on an optimized architecture that allows faster inferences and lower resources consumption. In addition, its design facilitates integration with different AI applications, which expands its potential for use in sectors such as business automation, data analysis and content generation.
As specified by the same company through X, the prices of Ernie X1 for companies and developers will be $ 0.28 per million input tokens and $ 1.1 per million departure tokens. The model will be available in the coming months through the platform of Baidu Ai Cloud Maas Qianfanfacilitating its integration into different applications.
Baidu says that this low price seeks to democratize access to advanced technologies, allowing more companies to benefit from artificial intelligence without incurring unattainable costs, something common in this type of AI tools.
Ernie 4.5: Improvements in understanding and content generation
Ernie 4.5 is Baidu's new basewith Improvements in content generation, memory, logic and Reduction of hallucinations In AI responses. Its optimized architecture allows a more natural integration in business applications and digital tools. Among its advances include its ability to interpret memes and cartoons, which makes it ideal for use in social networks and digital marketing.
As the same company explains in X, «Ernie 4.5 achieves collaborative optimization through the modeling of multiple modalities, exhibiting comprehensive improvements in the understanding, generation, reasoning and memory, together with notable improvements in the prevention of hallucinations, logical reasoning and coding skills». And accompany the text with a comparative performance graph of its new AI and Chat GPT 4:
Prices for business use start at $ 0.55 per million entry tokens and $ 2.2 per million tokens.
Free access and open source to boost adoption
Baidu has advanced the free access of his chatbot Ernie Bot For individual users, allowing anyone to use Ernie 4.5 and Ernie X1 through their official platform. In addition, the company plans to expand the integration of these models into services such as Baidu Searchthe Wenxiaoyan application and other products of its ecosystem.
New Ernie Bot de Baidu interface
In addition, Baidu plans release the code of its models from June 30, allowing developers and companies to take advantage of their technology to create personalized solutions. With this decision, the company adds to the open source trend that is fundamental in the evolution of the generative AI, promoting collaboration and innovation in the sector.
Competition in the Chinese Artificial Intelligence Market
The Chinese market of artificial intelligence It is in full expansion, with startups such as Deepseek gaining prominence thanks to efficient and low -cost models. Baidu, as one of the most consolidated actors, has opted for an aggressive strategy based on the accessibility and opening of its models, with the aim of maintaining their leadership.
