Model comparison
ERNIE 5.1 vs Qwen Plus
ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
Baidu
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. ERNIE 5.1 scores higher in 7 categories and Qwen Plus in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where ERNIE 5.1 leads 40.3 to 23.3.
Side by side
| ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Baidu | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 43.8 | 37.1 |
| Released | — | 2024-01-25 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 33K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.40 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 20 |
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Category by category
Coding ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 44.0 (#76), Qwen Plus: 38.9 (#167)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1488 | 1328 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
ERNIE 5.1: —, Qwen Plus: —
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Search | 1227 | — |
Reasoning Qwen Plus leads
ERNIE 5.1: 21.9 (#211), Qwen Plus: 28.4 (#107)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1481 | 1317 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 63.3% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 23.4% | — |
| DTBench | — | 81.1% |
| LMCA | — | 24% |
Math ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 40.3 (#92), Qwen Plus: 23.3 (#271)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1481 | 1326 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 17.8% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 65.3% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1.7% |
Knowledge ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 41.9 (#102), Qwen Plus: 27.4 (#251)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1492 | 1328 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 48.1% |
Multilingual ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 55.5 (#29), Qwen Plus: 45.1 (#175)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1454 | 1310 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1508 | 1347 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1422 | 1251 |
| LMArena Russian | 1459 | 1323 |
| LMArena French | 1488 | — |
| LMArena German | 1470 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1427 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1473 | — |
Instruction Following ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 76.7 (#37), Qwen Plus: 68.8 (#181)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1460 | 1303 |
Long Context ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 44.7 (#59), Qwen Plus: 40.3 (#158)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1462 | 1324 |
Writing & Preference ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 65.1 (#52), Qwen Plus: 52.2 (#176)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1468 | 1326 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1441 | 1293 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1471 | 1336 |
Frequently asked questions
Is ERNIE 5.1 better than Qwen Plus?
ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is ERNIE 5.1 or Qwen Plus better for coding?
ERNIE 5.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.0 versus 38.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do ERNIE 5.1 and Qwen Plus share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. ERNIE 5.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Plus has 20.