Model comparison

ERNIE 5.1 vs Laguna M.1

ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 32.5 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.

ERNIE 5.1 Baidu

43.8

Rank #83 Confirmed

Laguna M.1 Poolside

32.5

Rank #256 Reported

Summary

  • The widest gap is in math, where ERNIE 5.1 leads 40.3 to 21.1.
  • Laguna M.1 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

ERNIE 5.1 and Laguna M.1 specifications
ERNIE 5.1Laguna M.1
ProviderBaiduPoolside
Noometry Index43.832.5
Released—2026-04-28
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window—262K
Max output—33K
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked193

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Category by category

Coding ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 44.0 (#76), Laguna M.1: 36.6 (#204)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Laguna M.1
LMArena WebDev—1349
LMArena Coding1488—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

ERNIE 5.1: —, Laguna M.1: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Laguna M.1
LMArena Search1227—

Reasoning Laguna M.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 21.9 (#211), Laguna M.1: 23.1 (#184)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Laguna M.1
NYT Connections (extended)23.4%—
LMArena Hard Prompts1481—
Surface Evolver Bench—15.6%

Math ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 40.3 (#92), Laguna M.1: 21.1 (#283)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Laguna M.1
ProofBench—0%
LMArena Math1481—

Knowledge Not comparable

ERNIE 5.1: 41.9 (#102), Laguna M.1: —

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Laguna M.1
LMArena Expert1492—

Multilingual Not comparable

ERNIE 5.1: 55.5 (#29), Laguna M.1: —

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Laguna M.1
LMArena Non-English1454—
LMArena Chinese1508—
LMArena French1488—
LMArena German1470—
LMArena Japanese1422—
LMArena Korean1427—
LMArena Russian1459—
LMArena Spanish1473—

Instruction Following Not comparable

ERNIE 5.1: 76.7 (#37), Laguna M.1: —

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Laguna M.1
LMArena Instruction Following1460—

Long Context Not comparable

ERNIE 5.1: 44.7 (#59), Laguna M.1: —

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Laguna M.1
LMArena Longer Query1462—

Writing & Preference Not comparable

ERNIE 5.1: 65.1 (#52), Laguna M.1: —

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Laguna M.1
LMArena Text1468—
LMArena Creative Writing1441—
LMArena Multi-Turn1471—

Frequently asked questions

Is ERNIE 5.1 better than Laguna M.1?

ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 32.5 on the Noometry Index.

Is ERNIE 5.1 or Laguna M.1 better for coding?

ERNIE 5.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.0 versus 36.6 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do ERNIE 5.1 and Laguna M.1 share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. ERNIE 5.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Laguna M.1 has 3.

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