Model comparison

ERNIE 5.1 vs GPT-5.3 Chat

ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 42.8 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.

ERNIE 5.1 Baidu

43.8

Rank #83 Confirmed

GPT-5.3 Chat OpenAI

42.8

Rank #109 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. ERNIE 5.1 scores higher in 7 categories and GPT-5.3 Chat in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in reasoning, where GPT-5.3 Chat leads 28.5 to 21.9.

Side by side

ERNIE 5.1 and GPT-5.3 Chat specifications
ERNIE 5.1GPT-5.3 Chat
ProviderBaiduOpenAI
Noometry Index43.842.8
Released—2026-03-03
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
Context window—128K
Max output—16K
Input $ / M tokens—$1.75
Output $ / M tokens—$14
Results tracked1918

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Category by category

Coding ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 44.0 (#76), GPT-5.3 Chat: 41.4 (#124)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1GPT-5.3 Chat
LMArena Coding14881408

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

ERNIE 5.1: —, GPT-5.3 Chat: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1GPT-5.3 Chat
LMArena Search1227—

Reasoning GPT-5.3 Chat leads

ERNIE 5.1: 21.9 (#211), GPT-5.3 Chat: 28.5 (#102)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1GPT-5.3 Chat
LMArena Hard Prompts14811399
NYT Connections (extended)23.4%—

Math ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 40.3 (#92), GPT-5.3 Chat: 38.2 (#142)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1GPT-5.3 Chat
LMArena Math14811389

Knowledge ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 41.9 (#102), GPT-5.3 Chat: 38.8 (#140)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1GPT-5.3 Chat
LMArena Expert14921397

Multilingual ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 55.5 (#29), GPT-5.3 Chat: 50.3 (#124)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1GPT-5.3 Chat
LMArena Non-English14541382
LMArena Chinese15081432
LMArena French14881397
LMArena German14701384
LMArena Japanese14221352
LMArena Korean14271346
LMArena Russian14591400
LMArena Spanish14731371

Instruction Following ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 76.7 (#37), GPT-5.3 Chat: 72.8 (#129)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1GPT-5.3 Chat
LMArena Instruction Following14601378

Long Context ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 44.7 (#59), GPT-5.3 Chat: 42.6 (#120)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1GPT-5.3 Chat
LMArena Longer Query14621396

Writing & Preference ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 65.1 (#52), GPT-5.3 Chat: 63.1 (#68)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1GPT-5.3 Chat
LMArena Text14681389
LMArena Creative Writing14411355
LMArena Multi-Turn14711412
EQ-Bench Creative Writing—1690

Frequently asked questions

Is ERNIE 5.1 better than GPT-5.3 Chat?

ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 42.8 on the Noometry Index.

Is ERNIE 5.1 or GPT-5.3 Chat better for coding?

ERNIE 5.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.0 versus 41.4 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do ERNIE 5.1 and GPT-5.3 Chat share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. ERNIE 5.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and GPT-5.3 Chat has 18.

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