Baidu has unveiled two major AI models, ERNIE 4.5 and ERNIE X1, aiming to enhance AI capabilities while keeping costs lower than competitors.
ERNIE 4.5: Enhanced Multimodal Capabilities
ERNIE 4.5 is Baidu’s latest multimodal foundation model, designed to process and integrate various data types, including text, images, video, and audio. This capability allows for more comprehensive and nuanced AI interactions. The model exhibits improved reasoning, language understanding, generation, and memory. Notably, it has enhanced abilities in logical reasoning and coding, making it a versatile tool for developers and users alike.
In benchmark tests, ERNIE 4.5 scored 77.77%, surpassing ChatGPT’s 73.92%, indicating its advanced performance. To foster innovation, Baidu plans to open-source ERNIE 4.5 by June 30, 2025, encouraging global collaboration and development.
ERNIE 4.5: Smarter AI with Better Reasoning
ERNIE 4.5 is Baidu’s latest multimodal AI model, handling text, images, video, and audio more efficiently. It delivers better reasoning, language understanding, and coding abilities. In benchmark tests, it outperformed ChatGPT, scoring 77.77% against ChatGPT’s 73.92%. Baidu plans to make it open-source by June 30, 2025, allowing developers worldwide to use and improve it.
ERNIE X1: Powerful AI at Half the Cost
ERNIE X1 is Baidu’s AI reasoning model, designed for tasks like AI image generation, code execution, webpage analysis, and complex calculations. Baidu claims it rivals DeepSeek’s R1 AI model but costs 50% less, making it a budget-friendly choice for businesses and developers.
Baidu’s AI Strategy: Competing Globally
With these AI models, Baidu is pushing to lead AI innovation and compete with OpenAI and DeepSeek. By keeping prices low and opening ERNIE 4.5 to the public, Baidu aims to drive AI adoption globally. These advancements will also power Baidu Search and other AI-driven services.
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