Model comparison
ERNIE 5.1 vs Qwen2.5-Max
ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 40.1 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 Qwen2.5-Max in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where ERNIE 5.1 leads 65.3 to 55.6.
Side by side
| ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen2.5-Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Baidu | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 43.1 | 40.1 |
| Released | — | 2025-01-25 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 19 | 27 |
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Category by category
Coding ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 43.4 (#78), Qwen2.5-Max: 41.2 (#118)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1488 | 1359 |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 64.4% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
ERNIE 5.1: —, Qwen2.5-Max: —
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Search | 1227 | — |
Reasoning Qwen2.5-Max leads
ERNIE 5.1: 20.9 (#209), Qwen2.5-Max: 24.6 (#144)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1481 | 1360 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 23.4% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 51.4% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 67.9% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 132.54 |
| LiveBench | — | 62.3% |
Math ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 37.5 (#96), Qwen2.5-Max: 34.3 (#162)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1481 | 1369 |
| LiveBench Math | — | 58.4% |
Knowledge ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 41.2 (#103), Qwen2.5-Max: 34.8 (#181)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1491 | 1337 |
| Confabulations | — | 21.8% |
Multilingual ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 55.7 (#28), Qwen2.5-Max: 48.3 (#140)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1455 | 1352 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1507 | 1382 |
| LMArena French | 1486 | 1396 |
| LMArena German | 1470 | 1350 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1422 | 1299 |
| LMArena Korean | 1428 | 1304 |
| LMArena Russian | 1459 | 1353 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1472 | 1377 |
Instruction Following ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 76.9 (#35), Qwen2.5-Max: 71.5 (#147)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1460 | 1335 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 75.3% |
Long Context ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 44.7 (#56), Qwen2.5-Max: 41.3 (#137)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1462 | 1358 |
Writing & Preference ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 65.3 (#50), Qwen2.5-Max: 55.6 (#141)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1468 | 1367 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1440 | 1339 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1471 | 1364 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | — | 72.9% |
| LiveBench Language | — | 56.3% |
Frequently asked questions
Is ERNIE 5.1 better than Qwen2.5-Max?
ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 40.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is ERNIE 5.1 or Qwen2.5-Max better for coding?
ERNIE 5.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.4 versus 41.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do ERNIE 5.1 and Qwen2.5-Max share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. ERNIE 5.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2.5-Max has 27.