ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B Thinking vs DeepSeek V3.2 Exp: side-by-side summary

ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B Thinking and DeepSeek V3.2 Exp are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.

ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B Thinking, from baidu, has a 131,072-token context window and is priced by the provider serving it on OpenRouter.

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp, from DeepSeek, has a 163,840-token context window and is priced at $0.27/M tokens input, $0.41/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Context window

• ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B Thinking: 131,072 tokens
• DeepSeek V3.2 Exp: 163,840 tokens

Price

• ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B Thinking: Pricing varies by provider
• DeepSeek V3.2 Exp: $0.27/M tokens input, $0.41/M tokens output

Provided by

• ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B Thinking: baidu
• DeepSeek V3.2 Exp: DeepSeek

• ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B Thinking model details, providers and pricing
• DeepSeek V3.2 Exp model details, providers and pricing