ERNIE 5.0 Thinking Preview
Analysis Summary
ERNIE 5.0 Thinking Preview from Baidu has the strongest measured capability in this batch, with excellent mathematics, coding, general knowledge, and tool-interaction results. Its terminal result is also useful, although instruction following and long-context retention are only moderate. The preview designation signals that production reliability still needs validation.
The model is suited to technical reasoning, code generation, structured tool workflows, and agent prototypes where teams can add testing and safeguards. It is less proven for long-document work and customer-facing content that requires consistent tone and precise instruction adherence. No pricing, speed, context-window, or deployment information is provided, so procurement decisions should wait for those details and a reliability trial.
Assessed September 7, 2026
Editorial notes
ERNIE 5.0 Thinking Preview shows strong mathematics, coding, tool interaction, and general knowledge results. Its preview status and limited long-context evidence make it better for controlled technical evaluation than immediate default deployment.
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DFO Verdict
ERNIE 5.0 Thinking Preview shows strong mathematics, coding, tool interaction, and general knowledge results. Its preview status and limited long-context evidence make it better for controlled technical evaluation than immediate default deployment.
Benchmark scores
Magenta = intelligence · Ink = technical/agentic · Cyan = content & long-context · Grey = community benchmarks. Data: Artificial Analysis, Hugging Face.
14.3 Intelligence Index·85 Math Index
How ERNIE 5.0 Thinking Preview compares
ERNIE 5.0 Thinking Preview ranks #181 of 438 AI models we track for overall intelligence. ERNIE 5.0 Thinking Preview is currently free to use via OpenRouter.
Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.
1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.
Strongest on business fit. The pulled-in value corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.
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How much does ERNIE 5.0 Thinking Preview cost?
ERNIE 5.0 Thinking Preview is currently available for free via OpenRouter.
Who created ERNIE 5.0 Thinking Preview?
ERNIE 5.0 Thinking Preview is developed by Baidu and was released on November 13, 2025.