Baidu's ERNIE Bot (Wenxin Yiyan) — China's first ChatGPT competitor. ERNIE 4.0 and 4.5 models power Baidu Search AI, Apollo autonomous driving, and enterprise APIs. Beijing HQ.
How Baidu ERNIE compares with its closest alternatives
All 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Baidu ERNIE does. All 5 offer an API, as Baidu ERNIE does. Baidu ERNIE offers a web app and a mobile app. Of the 3 alternatives with platforms on record, all 3 offer a web app and 2 offer a mobile app. Baidu ERNIE was founded in 2023; the alternatives were founded between 2019 and 2024, 1 of them earlier. Baidu ERNIE is based in Beijing, China; 4 of its 5 alternatives are in China too, and the others in France.
Market position · AI Models
How Baidu ERNIE compares in AI Models
Baidu ERNIE has moderate opportunity and sits in the bottom third of 455 live AI Models tools on FalcoScan. Across AI Models, the average opportunity score is 74.6 and the average saturation score 30.5. FalcoScan rates Baidu ERNIE's own market position as contested. 200 of the 455 operating AI Models tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 13 shutdowns in the category.
Baidu ERNIE compared with its closest alternatives
The closest alternatives to Baidu ERNIE that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Tencent Yuanbao, Mistral AI, Qwen, Zhipu AI, and Doubao.
Is Baidu ERNIE still running?
Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Baidu ERNIE as operating at yiyan.baidu.com.
Where is Baidu ERNIE based?
Baidu ERNIE is headquartered in Beijing, China.
Does Baidu ERNIE have an API?
Yes. Baidu ERNIE offers an API.
Who is Baidu ERNIE for?
Baidu ERNIE is built for consumers, developers, and enterprises.
How do I sign in to Baidu ERNIE?
Sign in on Baidu ERNIE's own website, yiyan.baidu.com. FalcoScan reviews Baidu ERNIE but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Baidu ERNIE directly.