Model comparison
ERNIE 5.1 vs Qwen Max
ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 34.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Baidu
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. ERNIE 5.1 scores higher in 7 categories and Qwen Max in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where ERNIE 5.1 leads 40.3 to 22.3.
Side by side
| ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Baidu | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 43.8 | 34.7 |
| Released | — | 2024-04-03 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 33K |
| Max output | — | 8K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.60 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $6.40 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 23 |
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Category by category
Coding ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 44.0 (#76), Qwen Max: 30.7 (#292)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1488 | 1288 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 21.8% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
ERNIE 5.1: —, Qwen Max: —
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Search | 1227 | — |
Reasoning Qwen Max leads
ERNIE 5.1: 21.9 (#211), Qwen Max: 25.1 (#151)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1481 | 1269 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 23.4% | — |
Math ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 40.3 (#92), Qwen Max: 22.3 (#276)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1481 | 1275 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 16.1% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 67.2% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1% |
Knowledge ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 41.9 (#102), Qwen Max: 30.3 (#228)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1492 | 1248 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 56.1% |
Multilingual ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 55.5 (#29), Qwen Max: 41.8 (#202)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1454 | 1263 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1508 | 1254 |
| LMArena French | 1488 | 1330 |
| LMArena German | 1470 | 1254 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1422 | 1205 |
| LMArena Korean | 1427 | 1142 |
| LMArena Russian | 1459 | 1274 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1473 | 1290 |
Instruction Following ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 76.7 (#37), Qwen Max: 66.5 (#208)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1460 | 1262 |
Long Context ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 44.7 (#59), Qwen Max: 39.4 (#180)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1462 | 1288 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 66.7% |
Writing & Preference ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 65.1 (#52), Qwen Max: 47.8 (#205)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1468 | 1282 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1441 | 1248 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1471 | 1277 |
Frequently asked questions
Is ERNIE 5.1 better than Qwen Max?
ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 34.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is ERNIE 5.1 or Qwen Max better for coding?
ERNIE 5.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.0 versus 30.7 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do ERNIE 5.1 and Qwen Max share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. ERNIE 5.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Max has 23.