Baidu rolls out Ernie 4.5 and Ernie X1 AI models, promises advanced reasoning and cost efficiency

Baidu has launched two new AI models, Ernie 4.5 and Ernie X1. The Ernie Bot is now free, with Ernie 4.5 being multimodal and outperforming GPT-4.5. Ernie X1 focuses on reasoning and will be priced lower than Ernie 4.5 upon release.