Here are a couple of other models that offer a lot of bang for your buck. ERNIE X1 Turbo & ERNIE 4.5 Turbo offer faster and cheaper results while they have multimodal capabilities. For X1 Turbo, input and output prices start at $0.14 per 1M tokens and $0.55 per 1M tokens respectively.
ERNIE X1 is a deep-thinking reasoning model, outperforming DeepSeek R1 and the latest version of V3.
With an advanced chain of thought and further enhanced multimodal and tool use abilities, it excels in literary creation, logical reasoning, and more. pic.twitter.com/CMjNQkqMyt
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ERNIE X1 outperforms DeepSeek R2 and V3. It can understand images and solve logic puzzles. That’s not a surprise considering that these models have advanced chain of thought and tool use abilities. You can find out more here.