Apertus 8B Instruct vs ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B
Wins 0 of 5 areas
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Wins 4 of 5 areas
Coding · Facts · Long documents · Following instructions
ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B is the stronger all-rounder.Apertus 8B Instruct is cheaper.
Scores updated · 13 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the five areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
- CodingWriting and fixing software02ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B2 of 2 tests
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up02ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B2 of 2 tests
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts01ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B1 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked01ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B1 of 1 test
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking11Even1 each · 1 tie
Long documents and following instructions rest on a single test each.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
Apertus 8B Instruct costs 78% less for the same work.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B pulls ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+55.5points ahead
- Avoids making up answers it doesn't knowAA-Omniscience · Non-hallucination+29.2points ahead
- Code for real scientific research problemsSciCode+27.4points ahead
Where Apertus 8B Instruct pulls ahead
- Very hard expert questions across many subjectsHumanity's Last Exam+1.7points ahead
Every test, side by side
All 13 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingERNIE 4.5 300B A47B
- SciCodeERNIE 4.5 300B A47B by 27.44.131.5+27.4
- Terminal-Bench HardERNIE 4.5 300B A47B by 6.106.1+6.1
ReasoningEven
- GPQA DiamondERNIE 4.5 300B A47B by 55.525.681.1+55.5
- Humanity's Last ExamApertus 8B Instruct by 1.753.3+1.7
- CritPttie00tie
FactsERNIE 4.5 300B A47B
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationERNIE 4.5 300B A47B by 29.23.933.1+29.2
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyERNIE 4.5 300B A47B by 9.49.719.1+9.4
Following instructionsERNIE 4.5 300B A47B
- IFBenchERNIE 4.5 300B A47B by 16.722.439.1+16.7
Other results4 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- AA-OmniscienceERNIE 4.5 300B A47B by 42.1-77.2-35.1+42.1
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)Apertus 8B Instruct by 11.411.40+11.4
- AA Agentic IndexApertus 8B Instruct by 3.83.80+3.8
- AA IntelligenceERNIE 4.5 300B A47B by 2.74.87.5+2.7
Questions people ask
Which is better, Apertus 8B Instruct or ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B?
ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B wins four of the five areas where both have results: coding, facts, long documents and following instructions. Apertus 8B Instruct wins none, but costs 78% less. They are level on reasoning.
Which is better for coding?
ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B. It wins 2 of the 2 coding tests both models report; Apertus 8B Instruct wins none.
Which is cheaper?
Apertus 8B Instruct costs $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.20 per million output tokens; ERNIE 4.5 300B A47B costs $0.28 and $1.10. That makes Apertus 8B Instruct about 78% cheaper for the same work.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 13 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 9 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 4 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.