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Claude Sonnet 4 vs ERNIE 4.0

How do these models stack up? Below is an expert side-by-side comparison of specifications, context window capacity, live pricing per million tokens, and standardized benchmark scores for Claude Sonnet 4 and ERNIE 4.0.

Anthropic

Claude Sonnet 4

Claude Sonnet 4 significantly enhances the capabilities of its predecessor, Sonnet 3.7, excelling in both coding and reasoning tasks with improved precision and controllability. Achieving state-of-the-art performance on SWE-bench (72.7%),...

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Baidu

ERNIE 4.0

ERNIE 4.0 (文心一言 4.0) is Baidu's most advanced large language model, representing the culmination of Baidu's decades of search and NLP expertise. Built on Baidu's proprietary knowledge-enhanced pre-training architecture, ERNIE 4.0 integrates deep understanding of Chinese language, culture, and domain-specific knowledge. It achieves GPT-4-class performance on comprehensive Chinese-language benchmarks spanning language understanding, reasoning, mathematics, and code generation. ERNIE 4.0 powers Baidu's Wenxin Yiyan consumer chatbot and is available via Baidu AI Cloud API for enterprise integrations.

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Technical Specifications

SpecificationClaude Sonnet 4ERNIE 4.0
ProviderAnthropicBaidu
Context Window1,000,000 tokens128,000 tokens
Agent SuitabilityN/A87/100
Time to First Token (TTFT)N/A380 ms
Deployment Modelmanaged apimanaged api
Production Stabilitybetastable
API AvailableYesYes
Released Date2025-05-222025-08-30

API Pricing Comparison

Input Price per Million Tokens

Claude Sonnet 4

$3.00

ERNIE 4.0

$1.20

Output Price per Million Tokens

Claude Sonnet 4

$15.00

ERNIE 4.0

$2.40

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Benchmark Performance Metrics

Scores show the raw performance percentages verified across key evaluation suites. Higher bars indicate superior accuracy and capability in that domain.

MMLUGeneral knowledge & multi-task understanding
8800.0%vsN/A
Claude Sonnet 4
ERNIE 4.0
HumanEvalPython coding & logic synthesis
9150.0%vsN/A
Claude Sonnet 4
ERNIE 4.0
MATHComplex mathematical problem solving
7880.0%vsN/A
Claude Sonnet 4
ERNIE 4.0
GPQAGraduate-level expert reasoning
6050.0%vsN/A
Claude Sonnet 4
ERNIE 4.0
HellaSwagCommonsense reasoning and inference
9500.0%vsN/A
Claude Sonnet 4
ERNIE 4.0
MT-BenchMulti-turn conversation flow quality
920.0%vsN/A
Claude Sonnet 4
ERNIE 4.0

Claude Sonnet 4 Quirks & Gotchas

No developer gotchas reported.

ERNIE 4.0 Quirks & Gotchas

  • β–ΈSuperior Chinese-language understanding β€” best-in-class for China-market applications
  • β–ΈAPI requires Baidu Cloud account with Chinese phone verification