> Baidu Qianfan
Baidu Qianfan is the official Model-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform of Baidu Intelligent Cloud. It serves the ERNIE (Wenxin Yiyan) series models and other third-party models via an OpenAI-compatible v2 API, offering high-performance inference for enterprise and individual developers.
Free tier present — value not quantified
This provider offers a free tier, but its terms don’t convert cleanly into a USD figure (e.g. request-count limits or capacity-dependent pools). We refuse to print a misleading zero here. See the note below and the official pricing page for the exact limits.
note: No public free-tier information found (researched 2026-08-29).
| Plan | Type | Monthly | Input /1M | Output /1M | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay-as-you-go | payg | — | Free | Free | Cheapest tracked model rate (OpenRouter-normalized). |
| ERNIE-Speed-8K | free | — | — | — | Permanently free with quota limits. |
| ERNIE 4.0 | payg | — | $0.070 | — | Community-reported starting price as of mid-2026. |
Pricing normalized from public sources — always verify with the provider.
// model prices
| Model | Input /1M | Output /1M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baidu: ERNIE 4.0 Turbo | Free | Free | 128k |
| ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B | Free | $0.0000 | 123k |
| Baidu: ERNIE 4.0 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 | 8k |
| Baidu: ERNIE 3.5 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 | 8k |
$ Does Baidu Qianfan have a free tier?
Yes — Baidu Qianfan offers a free tier. Always confirm current limits on Baidu Qianfan's official pricing page — free tiers change without notice.
$ How much does Baidu Qianfan cost per 1M tokens?
The cheapest model we track at Baidu Qianfan is Free per 1M input tokens and Free per 1M output tokens. This is normalized from Baidu Qianfan's published pricing — verify with the provider before purchasing, since prices change frequently.
$ Is Baidu Qianfan safe to use?
Uprouter rates Baidu Qianfan as medium risk. Rated medium risk. a paid API provider with only partial transparency: some coverage or pricing is confirmed while other figures rest on third-party reports or a login-gated console. Such operators commonly resell pooled or byok upstreams, so per-key data handling and uptime are less certain than a first-party API. Risk ratings are editorial, evidence-based, and never influenced by affiliate relationships.
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// more_informationprice history · live status · risk & confidence · code snippets
price_history
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live_status
current: unknownNo probes recorded yet.
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risk_&_confidence
Rated medium risk. a paid API provider with only partial transparency: some coverage or pricing is confirmed while other figures rest on third-party reports or a login-gated console. Such operators commonly resell pooled or byok upstreams, so per-key data handling and uptime are less certain than a first-party API.
Confidence reflects how much verifiable evidence (official docs, probe history, community reports) backs this entry. Risk is our editorial assessment of operator reliability and terms — not financial advice.
code_snippets
# Baidu Qianfan's own API — get a key from their dashboard
curl https://cloud.baidu.com/product-s/qianfan_home/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer THEIR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "baidu/ernie-4.0-turbo",
"messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello" }]
}'Direct to the provider — Uprouter receives nothing; verify their current pricing before purchasing.
Ranked by neutral similarity signals only — live status, free-tier shape and free-credit proximity. Commercial relationships never influence this list.