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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B vs Qwen Flash

Qwen Flash comes out ahead, 69 to 44 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Baidu

    ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B

    Released Jun 30, 2025

    44/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.42 / $1.25
    • Context123K
    Full specs Remove ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B
  2. Our pick

    Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen Flash

    Released Jul 28, 2025

    69/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.05 / $0.40
    • Context1M
    Full specs Remove Qwen Flash

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01 — Verdict

Qwen Flash is our pick

Qwen Flash is the better all-round choice, scoring 69/100 against ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B (44). It leads on price, inputs & features and 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 priceQwen FlashQwen Flash $0.138 · ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B $0.627 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextQwen FlashQwen Flash 1,000,000 · ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B 123,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B : Text, Images · Qwen Flash: Text
  • Self-hostingERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B Publishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B Qwen Flash
Price50%5787
Inputs & features30%3545
Context window20%2360
Overall100%44/10069/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B vs Qwen Flash specifications side by side
SpecificationERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B BaiduQwen FlashAlibaba (Qwen)
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.42$0.05 (best)
Output$1.25$0.40 (best)
Cached input—$0.01
Blended (3:1)$0.627$0.138 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateOver 256K: $0.25 / $2.00
Price sourceMedian of 1 providersOfficial Alibaba API
Limits
Context window123,000 tokens1,000,000 tokens (best)
Max output16,000 tokens32,768 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningYesYes
Tool callingNoYes
Structured outputNoYes
Availability
WeightsOpenProprietary
API model ID—qwen-flash
API providers16 (best)
ReleasedJun 30, 2025Jul 28, 2025
Knowledge cutoffMar 31, 2025Apr 2024
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B $6.70
  • Qwen Flash$1.30
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B or Qwen Flash?

Qwen Flash is the better all-round choice, scoring 69/100 against ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B (44). It leads on price, inputs & features and 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 VL 424B A47B or Qwen Flash?

Qwen Flash is cheaper at $0.05 input / $0.40 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B costs $0.42 input / $1.25 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.138 per million tokens for Qwen Flash versus $0.627 for ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B (4.6× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B has not been scored yet and Qwen Flash has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B and Qwen Flash yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.

Which has the bigger context window?

Qwen Flash has the largest context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 123,000 for ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B . Maximum output per response: ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B up to 16,000, Qwen Flash up to 32,768 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B accepts text and images; Qwen Flash accepts text. ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Qwen Flash is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Qwen Flash is the newest, released Jul 28, 2025. ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B came out Jun 30, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B Mar 31, 2025, Qwen Flash Apr 2024.

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.

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