Calculate the cost of using ernie-4.5-21B-a3b from Novita for your AI applications
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Mode: Chat
Max: 120,000 tokens
Max: 8,000 tokens
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ernie-4.5-21B-a3b is a chat model from Novita, one of 80 chat models they offer. It is priced at $0.07 per 1M input tokens and $0.28 per 1M output tokens, ranking 171 out of 2172 chat models by cost and cheaper than 92% of models in this category. ernie-4.5-21B-a3b supports function calling. It accepts up to 120K input tokens.
Note: Use the interactive calculator above to estimate costs for your specific usage patterns.
Use the maximum token limits shown above to understand the model's capacity. This model can handle up to 120,000 input tokens. The maximum output length is 8,000 tokens.
At $0.07 per 1M input tokens and $0.28 per 1M output tokens, ernie-4.5-21B-a3b ranks 171 out of 2172 chat models by input cost. It is more affordable compared to the median of $0.55 for chat models, and is cheaper than 92% of models in this category.
ernie-4.5-21B-a3b is one of 80 Novita chat models, with support for function calling.
| Model | Provider | Input / 1M tokens | Output / 1M tokens | vs ernie-4.5-21B-a3b |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 | AWS Bedrock | $0.06 | $0.24 | -14% |
| apac.amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 | AWS Bedrock | $0.06 | $0.25 | -10% |
| Phi-4-mini-instruct | Azure | $0.07 | $0.30 | +7% |
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No. ernie-4.5-21B-a3b costs $0.07 per 1M input tokens while amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 costs $0.06 per 1M input tokens, making amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 14% more affordable for input. However, ernie-4.5-21B-a3b may offer different capabilities or performance characteristics that justify the price difference.
ernie-4.5-21B-a3b input pricing is $0.07 per 1M tokens, which is 87% below the median of $0.55 for chat models. It ranks 171 out of 2172 chat models by input cost, making it cheaper than 92% of models in this category. For output, it costs $0.28 per 1M tokens compared to the median of $1.48.
Among Novita's 80 chat models, ernie-4.5-21B-a3b ranks 19 by input cost.
The most comparable chat models to ernie-4.5-21B-a3b are: amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 from AWS Bedrock ($0.06/1M input tokens); apac.amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 from AWS Bedrock ($0.06/1M input tokens); Phi-4-mini-instruct from Azure ($0.07/1M input tokens); Phi-4-multimodal-instruct from Azure ($0.08/1M input tokens). These alternatives were selected based on similar capabilities, pricing, and provider diversity. You can compare any of these models in detail using the Bifrost Model Library.
ernie-4.5-21B-a3b is priced based on input and output tokens. Use the interactive calculator at the top of this page to estimate costs for your specific workload. Enter your expected input and output tokens volume and the calculator will show the total cost breakdown. For reference, processing 1M input tokens costs $0.07 and generating 1M output tokens costs $0.28.
