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ERNIE Character 8K

API model name: ERNIE-Character-8K

ERNIE Character 8K is Baidu's chat model, served on the Api.Airforce unified API. It is priced at $0.21 per million input tokens and $0.40 per million output tokens. Access it through the OpenAI-compatible API with one key, alongside 100+ other models on Api.Airforce.

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Pricing

Input / 1M tokens

$0.21

Output / 1M tokens

$0.40

Cache read / 1M tokens

$0.02

Specifications

Provider: Baidu
Type: chat model

What is ERNIE Character 8K used for?

Chatbots & assistants — conversational AI, drafting, summarizing and Q&A.

ERNIE Character 8K vs. similar models

Model	Intelligence	Context	Input / 1M	Output / 1M
ERNIE Character 8K	—	—	$0.21	$0.40
Embedding V1	—	—	$0.10	$0.10
ERNIE 3.5 8K	—	—	$0.78	$0.78
ERNIE 4.0 8K	—	—	$6.97	$6.97

Prices are Api.Airforce pay-as-you-go rates per 1M tokens. Context is the maximum input length.

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ERNIE Character 8K — frequently asked questions

How much does ERNIE Character 8K cost?: ERNIE Character 8K is billed pay-as-you-go at $0.21 per 1M input tokens and $0.40 per 1M output tokens. There is no subscription — you only pay for what you use.
What can ERNIE Character 8K do?: ERNIE Character 8K is Baidu's chat model, accessible through the Api.Airforce API.
Is ERNIE Character 8K free to use?: ERNIE Character 8K is a paid, pay-as-you-go model — no subscription, you are only charged for usage.
How do I use ERNIE Character 8K via the API?: ERNIE Character 8K is OpenAI-compatible. Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass the model ID ERNIE-Character-8K with your Api.Airforce API key.
Who makes ERNIE Character 8K?: ERNIE Character 8K is Baidu's chat model, served through the unified Api.Airforce gateway alongside 100+ other models.

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Use ERNIE Character 8K via the API

OpenAI-compatible — point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass ERNIE-Character-8K as the model.

cURL

curl https://api.airforce/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIRFORCE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "ERNIE-Character-8K",
    "messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello!" }]
  }'

Python

from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.airforce/v1", api_key="$AIRFORCE_API_KEY")
r = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="ERNIE-Character-8K",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(r.choices[0].message.content)

JavaScript

import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({ baseURL: "https://api.airforce/v1", apiKey: process.env.AIRFORCE_API_KEY });
const r = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "ERNIE-Character-8K",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }],
});
console.log(r.choices[0].message.content);