ERNIE X1
modelDeep-thinking reasoning model series with multimodal capabilities. ERNIE X1 delivers performance on par with DeepSeek-R1 at lower cost. ERNIE X1.1 (September 2025) improves factuality by 34.8%, instruction following by 12.5%, and agentic capabilities by 9.6%, performing on par with GPT-5 and Gemini 2.5 Pro. Built on an iterative hybrid reinforcement learning framework atop the ERNIE 4.5 multimodal foundation model.
Model Details
Architecture MOE
Variants
| Name | Parameters | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ERNIE X1 | — | Initial release, March 2025 |
| ERNIE X1 Turbo | — | Faster, lower-cost variant, April 2025 |
| ERNIE X1.1 | — | Upgraded reasoning, September 2025; surpasses DeepSeek R1-0528 |