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ERNIE 4.5 VL 28B A3B

Baidu Qianfan ERNIE 4.5 VL 28B A3B β€” pricing, 30k context window, API cost calculator and alternatives.

By Baidu Qianfan

πŸ‘ Vision Accepts images alongside text. Quality varies β€” text recognition (OCR) is largely solved; nuanced visual reasoning is not. Glossary β†’ πŸ”§ Tools Function calling β€” the model can structure responses as tool calls with typed arguments. Reliability differs between providers. Glossary β†’
Context window Maximum tokens (input + output) the model can process in a single request. Glossary β†’
30,000
tokens
Input price What the model charges for tokens you send (prompt + context). Glossary β†’
$0.1400
per 1M tokens
Output price What the model charges for tokens it generates. Usually 3–5Γ— pricier than input. Glossary β†’
$0.5600
per 1M tokens

Specs

Provider
Baidu Qianfan
Slug
baidu/ernie-4-5-vl-28b-a3b
Capabilities
vision, tools

Pricing freshness

Tier
standard
Currency
USD
As of
2026-05-08 17:08 UTC
Estimate monthly cost β†’ See alternatives to ERNIE 4.5 VL 28B A3B β†’

Pricing history

Tracking ERNIE 4.5 VL 28B A3B pricing since 2026-05-08. We'll plot the chart here once it changes.

Quickstart β€” call ERNIE 4.5 VL 28B A3B from your app

curl https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "model": "baidu/ernie-4-5-vl-28b-a3b",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'

Official docs: https://openrouter.ai/docs

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Frequently asked questions

What is ERNIE 4.5 VL 28B A3B?

ERNIE 4.5 VL 28B A3B is a large language model API from Baidu Qianfan with a 30k-token context window. It costs $0.14 per 1M input tokens and $0.56 per 1M output tokens.

How much does ERNIE 4.5 VL 28B A3B cost?

ERNIE 4.5 VL 28B A3B is priced at $0.14 per 1M input tokens and $0.56 per 1M output tokens via the Baidu Qianfan API. A 50/50 input/output workload of 1M total tokens costs about $0.35.

What is the context window of ERNIE 4.5 VL 28B A3B?

ERNIE 4.5 VL 28B A3B supports up to 30k tokens of context per request β€” roughly 60 pages of English text or 3750 lines of code at a typical density.

Does ERNIE 4.5 VL 28B A3B support vision, tool use, or JSON mode?

ERNIE 4.5 VL 28B A3B supports image input (vision) and tool/function calling. It does not support structured JSON mode.

Who makes ERNIE 4.5 VL 28B A3B?

ERNIE 4.5 VL 28B A3B is built and operated by Baidu Qianfan. Pricing, context window, and capabilities on this page are refreshed nightly from Baidu Qianfan's public catalog.

Can I self-host ERNIE 4.5 VL 28B A3B?

ERNIE 4.5 VL 28B A3B is API-only β€” its weights are not publicly distributed by Baidu Qianfan, so it cannot be self-hosted today.

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