ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B Thinking vs E5-Large-v2: side-by-side summary

ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B Thinking and E5-Large-v2 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.

E5-Large-v2, from intfloat, has a 512-token context window and is priced at $0.01/M tokens on OpenRouter.

Context window

• ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B Thinking: 131,072 tokens
• E5-Large-v2: 512 tokens

Price

• ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B Thinking: Pricing varies by provider
• E5-Large-v2: $0.01/M tokens

Provided by

• ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B Thinking: baidu
• E5-Large-v2: intfloat

• ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B Thinking model details, providers and pricing
• E5-Large-v2 model details, providers and pricing