ERNIE 5.0 API

baidu/ernie-5.0
ERNIE 5.0 Thinking is the reasoning‑optimized line of the model, designed specifically for deep analysis, complex problem solving, and long‑context workloads.
Context
128K tokens
Input
$1.82 / 1M tokens
Output
$7.28 / 1M tokens
Released
Jun 30, 2026

Overview

What Is ERNIE 5.0?

ERNIE 5.0 is a large-scale foundation model with trillions of parameters designed for high‑accuracy language and multimodal understanding. It is developed by Baidu and positions itself among the strongest global models in reasoning, instruction following, and creative tasks.

  • ERNIE 5.0 supports text, image, audio, and video inputs and outputs as a native capability, not as an add‑on.
  • Benchmarks show performance comparable to leading international systems across language and multimodal tasks.

ERNIE 5.0 API & Pricing

  • Pricing: $1.82 per 1M input tokens / $7.28 per 1M output tokens
  • Designed for high-performance, complex reasoning tasks
  • Provides maximum accuracy and advanced multimodal functionality for enterprise-grade applications

Key Features

Enhanced Multimodal Capabilities
Seamlessly process and integrate text, images, video, and audio for unified AI understanding.

Advanced Natural Language Understanding
Accurately comprehend context, intent, and complex language structures for nuanced responses.

Optimized Performance
High-efficiency algorithms deliver faster and more reliable outputs across tasks.

Multilingual Support
Supports global applications with improved translation, localization, and cross-language reasoning.

Improved Reasoning
Enhanced problem-solving and logical inference for complex analytical challenges.

Enterprise And Developer Use Cases

AI Agents And Workflows
ERNIE 5.0 can power advanced AI agents capable of multi‑step planning, tool calling, and cross‑modal reasoning.

  • Business process automation, such as ticket triage, document routing, and knowledge base orchestration.
  • Technical and analytical agents for research reports, code reasoning assistance, and structured data explanation.

Content, Marketing, And Media
With strong creative and multimodal skills, ERNIE 5.0 is well suited for content pipelines.

  • Marketing copy, blogs, product descriptions, long‑form narratives, and localization across languages.
  • Mixed‑media experiences combining text, images, and video for campaigns, education, or entertainment.

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Use cases

ERNIE 5.0 is documented as suited to multimodal understanding and generation across text, images, audio, and video. It is also described as useful for instruction following and agentic tool-use tasks. The model is further documented for creative writing. It is also cited for factual reasoning and document understanding, including image-based QA and chart/document analysis.

How to use ERNIE 5.0 API

Install any OpenAI-compatible SDK, point it at api.aimlapi.com/v1, and set the model to baidu/ernie-5.0.
import requests

r = requests.post(
    "https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + AIMLAPI_KEY},
    json={
      "model": "baidu/ernie-5.0",
      "messages": [
        {
          "role": "user",
          "content": "Hello!"
        }
      ]
    },
)
print(r.json())
const r = await fetch("https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.AIMLAPI_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "baidu/ernie-5.0",
    "messages": [
      {
        "role": "user",
        "content": "Hello!"
      }
    ]
  }),
});
console.log(await r.json());
curl -X POST https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIMLAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"baidu/ernie-5.0","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello!"}]}'

OpenAI-compatible — swap the base URL and it works with your existing SDK.

ERNIE 5.0 API Pricing

TypePrice
Input
$1.82 / 1M tokens
Output
$7.28 / 1M tokens

ERNIE 5.0 vs other models

ModelInputOutputContextBest for
ERNIE 5.0
This page
$1.82 / 1M tokens
$7.28 / 1M tokens
128K tokens
Reasoning + agents
$6.5 / 1M tokens
$39 / 1M tokens
1M tokens
Reasoning + agents
$2.6 / 1M tokens
$13 / 1M tokens
1M tokens
Balanced coding + agents
$3.9 / 1M tokens
$19.5 / 1M tokens
1M tokens
Long-context, multimodal & agentic workflows
$1.95 / 1M tokens
$11.7 / 1M tokens
1M tokens
Reasoning + agents

Frequently asked questions

ERNIE 5.0 has a 128,000 tokens context window and can return up to 65,536 tokens.

ERNIE 5.0 takes image, text as input and returns text.

Use baidu/ernie-5.0 as the model id. Requests go to https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions.

ERNIE 5.0 is priced at input $1.82 / 1M tokens, output $7.28 / 1M tokens.

Yes, ERNIE 5.0 can stream responses as they are generated.

Yes, ERNIE 5.0 accepts image input alongside text.

ERNIE 5.0 was built by Baidu.

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