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.
Summary
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where ERNIE 5.1 leads 65.1 to 52.6.
Side by side
| ERNIE 5.1 | Sonar | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Baidu | Perplexity |
| Noometry Index | 43.8 | 38.5 |
| Released | — | 2024-01-01 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 128K |
| Max output | — | 4K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 7 |
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Category by category
Coding ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 44.0 (#76), Sonar: 35.7 (#221)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Coding | — | 35.1% |
| LMArena Coding | 1488 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
ERNIE 5.1: —, Sonar: —
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Search | 1227 | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
ERNIE 5.1: 21.9 (#211), Sonar: 21.1 (#227)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 23.4% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 46.3% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1481 | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 37.9% |
| LiveBench | — | 46.9% |
Math ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 40.3 (#92), Sonar: 33.7 (#200)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Math | — | 41.6% |
| LMArena Math | 1481 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
ERNIE 5.1: 41.9 (#102), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1492 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
ERNIE 5.1: 55.5 (#29), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 76.7 (#37), Sonar: 71.4 (#150)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 76.2% |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1460 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
ERNIE 5.1: 44.7 (#59), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1462 | — |
Writing & Preference ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 65.1 (#52), Sonar: 52.6 (#167)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1468 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1441 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1471 | — |
| 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.