ernie-4.5 pricing
ernie-4.5 costs $0.20 per 1M input tokens and $0.60 per 1M output tokens as of 2026-09-12. A workload of 10M input and 2M output tokens per month runs $3.20. The cheapest comparable alternative is gemini-3-flash at $0.40 per 1M output tokens.
ernie-4.5 is priced at $0.20 per 1M input tokens and $0.60 per 1M output tokens, with roughly 320 ms to first token and about 40 tokens/sec output throughput.
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Price per 1M tokens
Input $0.20 · Output $0.60 · Output/input ratio 3.0x.
- 1M input + 1M output tokens: $0.80
- 10M input + 2M output tokens/month: $3.20
- 100M input + 20M output tokens/month: $32.00
Cheaper alternatives to ernie-4.5
Same workload, lower output price. Validate quality before switching.
- gemini-3.5-flash — $0.50/1M output (17% cheaper)
- llama-4-maverick — $0.50/1M output (17% cheaper)
- grok-3-mini — $0.50/1M output (17% cheaper)
- gemini-3-flash — $0.40/1M output (33% cheaper)
How much are you wasting on ernie-4.5?
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Frequently asked questions
How much does ernie-4.5 cost per million tokens?
$0.20 per 1M input tokens and $0.60 per 1M output tokens, as listed on 2026-09-12.
What does ernie-4.5 cost per month at typical usage?
At 10M input and 2M output tokens per month, ernie-4.5 costs about $3.20. At 100M input and 20M output tokens it costs about $32.00.
Is there a cheaper alternative to ernie-4.5?
Yes. gemini-3.5-flash at $0.50/1M output, llama-4-maverick at $0.50/1M output, grok-3-mini at $0.50/1M output, gemini-3-flash at $0.40/1M output. Validate quality on your own evaluation set before switching.
How fast is ernie-4.5?
Roughly 320 ms to first token and about 40 output tokens per second.