Model comparison
ERNIE 5.1 vs Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct
ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 37.7 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 Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct 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 55.5.
- Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Baidu | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 43.1 | 37.7 |
| Released | — | 2025-04 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $7.50 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 25 |
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Category by category
Coding ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 43.4 (#78), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 36.2 (#199)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1488 | 1413 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 55.4% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1275 |
| GSO | — | 4.9% |
| WeirdML | — | 41.2% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 461.45 |
| AlgoTune | — | 1.44 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
ERNIE 5.1: —, Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 23.7 (#116)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 27.2% |
| LMArena Search | 1227 | — |
Reasoning Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
ERNIE 5.1: 20.9 (#209), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 24.7 (#141)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1481 | 1372 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 49.5% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 23.4% | — |
Math ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 37.5 (#96), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 34.9 (#151)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1481 | 1364 |
Knowledge ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 41.2 (#103), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 36.4 (#159)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1491 | 1337 |
Multilingual ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 55.7 (#28), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 47.8 (#143)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1455 | 1345 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1507 | 1356 |
| LMArena French | 1486 | 1394 |
| LMArena German | 1470 | 1324 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1422 | 1309 |
| LMArena Korean | 1428 | 1307 |
| LMArena Russian | 1459 | 1367 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1472 | 1360 |
Instruction Following ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 76.9 (#35), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 71.8 (#142)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1460 | 1356 |
Long Context ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 44.7 (#56), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 42.0 (#126)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1462 | 1379 |
Writing & Preference ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 65.3 (#50), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 55.5 (#142)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1468 | 1356 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1440 | 1333 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1471 | 1365 |
Frequently asked questions
Is ERNIE 5.1 better than Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct?
ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is ERNIE 5.1 or Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct better for coding?
ERNIE 5.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.4 versus 36.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do ERNIE 5.1 and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. ERNIE 5.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct has 25.