ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B vs Morph V3 Fast
ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B comes out ahead, 57 to 32 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
- Our pick
BaiduERNIE 4.5 21B A3B
57/100- ECI—
- Price$0.07 / $0.28
- Context131K
Morph
Morph V3 Fast
32/100- ECI—
- Price$0.80 / $1.20
- Context262K
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ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B is our pick
ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B is the better all-round choice, scoring 57/100 against Morph V3 Fast (32). It leads on price and inputs & features. Morph V3 Fast wins on context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceERNIE 4.5 21B A3BERNIE 4.5 21B A3B $0.122 · Morph V3 Fast $0.90 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextMorph V3 FastMorph V3 Fast 262,144 · ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B 131,072 tokens
- Widest inputsSame inputsERNIE 4.5 21B A3B: Text · Morph V3 Fast: Text
- Self-hostingERNIE 4.5 21B A3BPublishes downloadable weights (Apache-2.0)
| Measure | Weight | ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B | Morph V3 Fast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 89 | 50 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 25 | 0 |
| Context window | 20% | 25 | 37 |
| Overall | 100% | 57/100 | 32/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | ERNIE 4.5 21B A3BBaidu | Morph V3 FastMorph |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.07 (best) | $0.80 |
| Output | $0.28 (best) | $1.20 |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.122 (best) | $0.90 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 1 providers | Median of 5 providers |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 131,072 tokens | 262,144 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 8,000 tokens | 131,072 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | No |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | No |
| Structured output | No | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | OpenApache-2.0 | Proprietary |
| API model ID | — | — |
| API providers | 1 | 5 (best) |
| Released | Jun 30, 2025 | Jul 7, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — |
What would a month cost?
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- ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B$1.26
- Morph V3 Fast$10.40
Which should you choose?
Which is better: ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B or Morph V3 Fast?
ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B is the better all-round choice, scoring 57/100 against Morph V3 Fast (32). It leads on price and inputs & features. Morph V3 Fast wins on context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B or Morph V3 Fast?
ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B is cheaper at $0.07 input / $0.28 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). Morph V3 Fast costs $0.80 input / $1.20 output per million tokens (median across 5 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.122 per million tokens for ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B versus $0.90 for Morph V3 Fast (7.3× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B has not been scored yet and Morph V3 Fast has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B and Morph V3 Fast yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that Morph V3 Fast does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.
Which has the bigger context window?
Morph V3 Fast has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 131,072 for ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B. Maximum output per response: ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B up to 8,000, Morph V3 Fast up to 131,072 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B accepts text; Morph V3 Fast accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.
Are any of these open source?
ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B publishes its weights (Apache-2.0) and can be self-hosted; Morph V3 Fast is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Morph V3 Fast is the newest, released Jul 7, 2025. ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B came out Jun 30, 2025.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.
