Tongyi Qianwen vs ERNIE Bot
Compare Tongyi Qianwen and ERNIE Bot: free credits, features, and ratings. Which one is right for you?
Category
LLM
LLM
Rating
β 4
β 3
Free Credits
2.5 Max generates watermark-free images and videos for free
0 undefined
Refresh Period
one-time
one-time
Resolution
N/A
1024x1024
Watermark
No
No
Commercial Use
No
No
Paid From
API $0.12/million tokens
API $0.12/million tokens
Tongyi Qianwen
Alibaba's model family, from lightweight 0.5B to flagship 235B. Qwen3 series is the all-rounder among open-source models. Free to use, cheap API. Supports multimodal (text, image, video, code).
Pros
- βGenerous new user credits
- βAffordable API
- βAlibaba ecosystem
- βStrong multimodal
Cons
- βAverage creativity
- βReasoning not as good as DeepSeek
Key Features
Qwen3 full series open sourceMultimodal support (text/image/video/code)0.5B to 235B multiple sizes200K context windowTool calling capabilityAgent framework support
ERNIE Bot
Baidu's flagship AI assistant, one of the earliest Chinese LLM developers. ERNIE 4.5 has strong capabilities, excelling at deep search and document processing. Free tier is sufficient, deeply integrated with Baidu search.
Pros
- βBaidu ecosystem integration
- βGood Chinese understanding
- βMultimodal
Cons
- βAverage innovation
- βAPI less flexible
Key Features
ERNIE 4.5 modelDeep search enhancementDocument processing and summaryCode generation and explanationImage understandingBaidu ecosystem integration