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ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B Thinking vs Granite 4.0 Micro
Side-by-side specs, pricing & capabilities · Updated April 2026
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E ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B Thinking | G Granite 4.0 Micro | |
|---|---|---|
| Organization | Baidu | IBM |
| OpenTools Score | ||
| Family | ERNIE | Granite |
| Status | Current | Current |
| Release Date | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| Context Window | 131K tokens | 131K tokens |
| Input Price | $0.07/M tokens | $0.02/M tokens |
| Output Price | $0.28/M tokens | $0.11/M tokens |
| Capabilities | textcodeextended-thinking | textcode |
| Max Output | 66K tokens | — |
| API Identifier | baidu/ernie-4.5-21b-a3b-thinking | ibm-granite/granite-4.0-h-micro |
| View ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B Thinking | View Granite 4.0 Micro |
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| Model | Input | Output | Total / mo | vs Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granite 4.0 MicroCheapest | $0.02 | $0.06 | $0.07 | — |
| ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B Thinking | $0.07 | $0.14 | $0.21 | +192% |
Baidu
ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B Thinking
ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B Thinking is a large language model from Baidu. Supports up to 131,072 token context window. Available from $0.07/M input tokens.
IBM
Granite 4.0 Micro
Granite 4.0 Micro is a large language model from IBM. Supports up to 131,000 token context window. Available from $0.02/M input tokens.
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