Model comparison

ERNIE 5.1 vs Sonar

ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 38.5 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.

ERNIE 5.1 Baidu

43.8

Rank #83 Confirmed

Sonar Perplexity

38.5

Rank #187 Confirmed

Summary

  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where ERNIE 5.1 leads 65.1 to 52.6.

Side by side

ERNIE 5.1 and Sonar specifications
ERNIE 5.1Sonar
ProviderBaiduPerplexity
Noometry Index43.838.5
Released—2024-01-01
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
Context window—128K
Max output—4K
Input $ / M tokens—$1
Output $ / M tokens—$1
Results tracked197

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Category by category

Coding ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 44.0 (#76), Sonar: 35.7 (#221)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Sonar
LiveBench Coding—35.1%
LMArena Coding1488—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

ERNIE 5.1: —, Sonar: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Sonar
LMArena Search1227—

Reasoning Too close to call

ERNIE 5.1: 21.9 (#211), Sonar: 21.1 (#227)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Sonar
NYT Connections (extended)23.4%—
LiveBench Reasoning—46.3%
LMArena Hard Prompts1481—
LiveBench Data Analysis—37.9%
LiveBench—46.9%

Math ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 40.3 (#92), Sonar: 33.7 (#200)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Sonar
LiveBench Math—41.6%
LMArena Math1481—

Knowledge Not comparable

ERNIE 5.1: 41.9 (#102), Sonar: —

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Sonar
LMArena Expert1492—

Multilingual Not comparable

ERNIE 5.1: 55.5 (#29), Sonar: —

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Sonar
LMArena Non-English1454—
LMArena Chinese1508—
LMArena French1488—
LMArena German1470—
LMArena Japanese1422—
LMArena Korean1427—
LMArena Russian1459—
LMArena Spanish1473—

Instruction Following ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 76.7 (#37), Sonar: 71.4 (#150)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Sonar
LiveBench Instruction Following—76.2%
LMArena Instruction Following1460—

Long Context Not comparable

ERNIE 5.1: 44.7 (#59), Sonar: —

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Sonar
LMArena Longer Query1462—

Writing & Preference ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 65.1 (#52), Sonar: 52.6 (#167)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Sonar
LMArena Text1468—
LMArena Creative Writing1441—
LMArena Multi-Turn1471—
LiveBench Language—44.1%

Frequently asked questions

Is ERNIE 5.1 better than Sonar?

ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 38.5 on the Noometry Index.

Is ERNIE 5.1 or Sonar better for coding?

ERNIE 5.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.0 versus 35.7 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do ERNIE 5.1 and Sonar share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. ERNIE 5.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Sonar has 7.

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