ERNIE 5.1 vs gpt-oss-20b

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Pricing and Limits
Input priceFrom · USD / 1M tokensNot reported$0.018Openrouter · Sep 23, 2026
Output priceFrom · USD / 1M tokensNot reported$0.090Openrouter · Sep 23, 2026
Context windowMaximum documented tokens131K131K
Model facts checkedAug 29, 2026View model evidence →Aug 28, 2026View model evidence →

Token prices are the lowest available sourced USD rates; input and output may use different providers. Cost ranking estimates output spend on LiveBench, not a full request bill. Ranking methodology →

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BenchmarkERNIE 5.1gpt-oss-20b
LMArena Text Arenatext-2026-09-13-d25aabda0010 · arena_rating · leader1,468.20100% of row best · rating · ernie-5.1; 95% CI [1463.57689002, 1472.81364850]; votes 37058; rank 281,287.3288% of row best · rating · gpt-oss-20b; 95% CI [1280.92242279, 1293.71473349]; votes 10393; rank 246
Overall ResultCounted from the protocol-matched rows above1 benchmark winNo overall winner0 benchmark winsNo overall winner

Third-party benchmark Only like-for-like primary-publisher results are shown; raw scores, relative scores, configuration, and token spend remain visible.

Side-by-Side Facts

FieldERNIE 5.1gpt-oss-20b
DeveloperBaiduOpenAI
FamilyErnie 5Gpt Oss
ModelERNIE 5.1gpt-oss-20b
VersionERNIE 5.1gpt-oss-20b
Lifecycleactiveactive
ReleasedUnknownUnknown
Knowledge cutoffUnknownUnknown
Input modalitiesTextText
Output modalitiesTextText
Context window131K131K
Total parametersUnknown20.9B
Active parametersUnknown3.6B
LicenseUnknownapache-2.0
Open weightsNoYes
API availableYesYes
Self-hostableNoYes
Provider accessBaidu Qianfan (Standard)Deepinfra (Standard), Groq (Standard), Hugging Face (Standard), Openrouter (Standard), Together Ai (Serverless, Standard)
Capabilitiesagents, chat, reasoning, search, toolschat, generation, reasoning, tools

ERNIE 5.1 Capabilities

agentschatreasoningsearchtools
Serving providers1
Canonical IDbaidu/ernie-5.1

gpt-oss-20b Capabilities

chatgenerationreasoningtools
Serving providers5
Canonical IDopenai/gpt-oss-20b

Primary Evidence

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Questions

ERNIE 5.1 vs gpt-oss-20b FAQs

Is ERNIE 5.1 or gpt-oss-20b better for coding?+

This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both ERNIE 5.1 and gpt-oss-20b, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.

Which is cheaper, ERNIE 5.1 or gpt-oss-20b?+

ERNIE 5.1 is $4.00 and gpt-oss-20b is $0.018 per million tokens, so gpt-oss-20b is cheaper on this metric. ERNIE 5.1 is $18.00 and gpt-oss-20b is $0.090 per million tokens, so gpt-oss-20b is cheaper on this metric.

Which has a larger context window, ERNIE 5.1 or gpt-oss-20b?+

Neither model has a larger sourced context window in this comparison. ERNIE 5.1 is 131K and gpt-oss-20b is 131K.

Which performs better in benchmarks, ERNIE 5.1 or gpt-oss-20b?+

There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.

Can ERNIE 5.1 or gpt-oss-20b be self-hosted?+

gpt-oss-20b is the only model in this pair currently marked as self-hostable. ERNIE 5.1 is not marked open weight; gpt-oss-20b is open weight.

Can ERNIE 5.1 and gpt-oss-20b understand images?+

ERNIE 5.1 is not documented with image input; gpt-oss-20b is not documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.

Which can generate longer answers, ERNIE 5.1 or gpt-oss-20b?+

Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. ERNIE 5.1 is 66K and gpt-oss-20b is —.

Do ERNIE 5.1 and gpt-oss-20b support reasoning and tool use?+

ERNIE 5.1: reasoning and tool calling. gpt-oss-20b: reasoning and tool calling. Feature support does not establish relative quality.

Which is available from more inference providers, ERNIE 5.1 or gpt-oss-20b?+

ERNIE 5.1 has 1 sourced provider route; gpt-oss-20b has 5, so gpt-oss-20b has broader tracked availability.

Which offers better value, ERNIE 5.1 or gpt-oss-20b?+

There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.

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