6 days ago · ERNIE X1 and ERNIE 4.5 are both foundation models developed by Baidu, offering different capabilities for slightly different use cases. ERNIE X1 is an advanced, highly efficient reasoning model competing with the likes of DeepSeek R1 and OpenAI’s o3 mini.. ERNIE 4.5 is a large multimodal AI model competing with models like GPT-4o and Gemini.

Mar 16, 2025 · Ernie 4.5, a multimodal model, and Ernie X1, which focuses on reasoning, are positioned to directly challenge existing models like OpenAI’s GPT-4 and DeepSeek’s V3. Baidu asserts that their new models not only meet but in some cases exceed the performance benchmarks set by these established players.

Mar 16, 2025 · With the launch of ERNIE 4.5 and ERNIE X1, ERNIE Bot is made free to the public ahead of schedule, and users can access both models free of charge. As a deep-thinking reasoning model with...

Mar 18, 2025 · These innovations allow Ernie X1 to evolve in response to new information, making it more adaptable to a variety of tasks. Future Integration Across Baidu’s Ecosystem. Baidu plans to incorporate Ernie 4.5 and X1 throughout its product ecosystem, including its search engine, which has over 600 million users, as well as the Wenxiaoyan ...

Mar 17, 2025 · Now, Baidu has launched two new foundation models that expand its AI capabilities: Ernie 4.5, a native multimodal foundation model and Ernie X1, a deep-thinking reasoning model – both now freely accessible to individual users through the Ernie Bot platform.

4 days ago · Next, let’s talk about ERNIE X1. It isBaidu’s deep-thinking, reasoning-based model. Think of it as Baidu’s model, a competitor to DeepSeek’s R1. It promises the same performance at half the price of the other models. If you want to work on tasks that require serious logical reasoning or complex calculations, ERNIE X1 is perfect for you.

Mar 17, 2025 · ERNIE 4.5 not only outperforms GPT-4.5 in key tasks at a fraction of the cost, but ERNIE X1 matches the performance of DeepSeek R1 for only half the price. With both models being 100% free to use via Baidu’s platforms, the future …

Mar 16, 2025 · Chinese search engine Baidu has launched two new AI models — Ernie 4.5, the latest version of the company’s foundational model first released two years ago — and a new reasoning model, Ernie X1.

Mar 17, 2025 · First, the Ernie 4.5 is a foundation model that succeeds the company's previous generation, while the second, Ernie X1, is a reasoning-focused model. The latter is also the Chinese tech giant's first attempt at a “deep-thinking” AI model, and Baidu claims that the large language model (LLM) performs on-par with the DeepSeek-R1.

Mar 16, 2025 · Chinese tech giant Baidu released new AI models Ernie X1 and Ernie 4.5. The company says the models rival those from OpenAI and DeepSeek in performance per cost.