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Virtuoso Large vs ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B

Virtuoso Large (Arcee AI) and ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B (Baidu) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 17 August 2026

As of 17 August 2026, Virtuoso Large holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#117 vs #120); Virtuoso Large is cheaper per output token ($1.20/1M vs $1.25/1M); Virtuoso Large offers the longer context window (131K vs 123K tokens); and ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Virtuoso Large if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #117 against #120 (22.5 vs 22.5 points).
  • API cost matters — $1.20/1M output tokens against $1.25/1M.
  • you need the longer context window — 131K tokens against 123K.

Choose ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B if…

  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.42/1M against $0.75/1M.
  • you want to self-host: ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B ships open weights while Virtuoso Large is api only.
  • you want the more recently listed model — ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B was listed 30 June 2025, Virtuoso Large 5 May 2025.

Virtuoso Large vs ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Virtuoso Large and ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B
FieldVirtuoso LargeArcee AIERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47BBaidu
ModelCap Index position#117#120
Index score22.522.5
EvidenceEstimatedEstimated
Input price / 1M tokens$0.75$0.42
Output price / 1M tokens$1.20$1.25
Context window131K tokens123K tokens
Max output tokens64K16K
API providers listed11
Weight accessAPI onlyOpen weights
Input modalitiesTextImage, Text
First listed5 May 202530 June 2025
PublisherArcee AIBaidu

Evidence: global corpus prior · leave-one-anchor-out calibrated · global corpus prior · leave-one-anchor-out calibrated. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Virtuoso Large vs ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B

Neither model has a published result on a public benchmark board ModelCap tracks yet.

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Virtuoso Large vs ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B: common questions

Is Virtuoso Large better than ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B?

Virtuoso Large ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 August 2026: #117 against #120. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is Virtuoso Large cheaper than ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B?

Virtuoso Large is cheaper on output tokens: $1.20/1M against $1.25/1M. Input tokens are $0.75/1M for Virtuoso Large and $0.42/1M for ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Virtuoso Large or ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B?

Virtuoso Large has the larger context window: 131K tokens against 123K.

Which is better for coding, Virtuoso Large or ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are Virtuoso Large and ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B open-weight models?

Virtuoso Large: API only. ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Virtuoso Large and ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for Virtuoso Large and 1 for ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Virtuoso Large vs ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 17 August 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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