Calculate the cost of using ernie-4.5-21B-a3b-thinking from Novita for your AI applications
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Mode: Chat
Max: 131,072 tokens
Max: 65,536 tokens
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ernie-4.5-21B-a3b-thinking 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 160 out of 2292 chat models by cost and cheaper than 93% of models in this category. ernie-4.5-21B-a3b-thinking supports reasoning. It accepts up to 131K 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 131,072 input tokens. The maximum output length is 65,536 tokens.
At $0.07 per 1M input tokens and $0.28 per 1M output tokens, ernie-4.5-21B-a3b-thinking ranks 160 out of 2292 chat models by input cost. It is more affordable compared to the median of $0.55 for chat models, and is cheaper than 93% of models in this category.
ernie-4.5-21B-a3b-thinking is one of 80 Novita chat models, with support for reasoning.
| Model | Provider | Input / 1M tokens | Output / 1M tokens | vs ernie-4.5-21B-a3b-thinking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gpt-oss-20b | Fireworks AI | $0.07 | $0.30 | 0% |
| gpt-oss-20b | Groq | $0.07 | $0.30 | +7% |
| gpt-oss-safeguard-20b | Groq | $0.07 | $0.30 | +7% |
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No. ernie-4.5-21B-a3b-thinking costs $0.07 per 1M input tokens while gpt-oss-20b costs $0.07 per 1M input tokens, making gpt-oss-20b 0% more affordable for input. However, ernie-4.5-21B-a3b-thinking may offer different capabilities or performance characteristics that justify the price difference.
ernie-4.5-21B-a3b-thinking input pricing is $0.07 per 1M tokens, which is 87% below the median of $0.55 for chat models. It ranks 160 out of 2292 chat models by input cost, making it cheaper than 93% of models in this category. For output, it costs $0.28 per 1M tokens compared to the median of $1.50.
Among Novita's 80 chat models, ernie-4.5-21B-a3b-thinking ranks 17 by input cost.
The most comparable chat models to ernie-4.5-21B-a3b-thinking are: gpt-oss-20b from Fireworks AI ($0.07/1M input tokens); gpt-oss-20b from Groq ($0.07/1M input tokens); gpt-oss-safeguard-20b from Groq ($0.07/1M input tokens); openai.gpt-oss-20b-1:0 from AWS Bedrock ($0.07/1M 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-thinking 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.
