Model comparison
ERNIE 5.1 vs Qwen3 Coder Next
ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 34.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Baidu
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in coding, where ERNIE 5.1 leads 44.0 to 36.3.
- Qwen3 Coder Next has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen3 Coder Next | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Baidu | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 43.8 | 34.3 |
| Released | — | 2026-02-02 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.12 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.80 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 44.0 (#76), Qwen3 Coder Next: 36.3 (#210)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 32.3% |
| WeirdML | — | 34.4% |
| LMArena Coding | 1488 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
ERNIE 5.1: —, Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Search | 1227 | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
ERNIE 5.1: 21.9 (#211), Qwen3 Coder Next: 22.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 23.4% | — |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1481 | — |
Math Not comparable
ERNIE 5.1: 40.3 (#92), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1481 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
ERNIE 5.1: 41.9 (#102), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1492 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
ERNIE 5.1: 55.5 (#29), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1454 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1508 | — |
| LMArena French | 1488 | — |
| LMArena German | 1470 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1422 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1427 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1459 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1473 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
ERNIE 5.1: 76.7 (#37), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1460 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
ERNIE 5.1: 44.7 (#59), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1462 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
ERNIE 5.1: 65.1 (#52), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1468 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1441 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1471 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is ERNIE 5.1 better than Qwen3 Coder Next?
ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 34.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is ERNIE 5.1 or Qwen3 Coder Next better for coding?
ERNIE 5.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.0 versus 36.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do ERNIE 5.1 and Qwen3 Coder Next share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. ERNIE 5.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Coder Next has 3.