Operational
Baidu / ERNIE
Baidu's ERNIE models with free-tier speed models.
Setup
1. Create an account at cloud.baidu.com.
2. Enable Qianfan and generate an API key.
3. Set the environment variable below.
API Key
BAIDU_API_KEY=... # or QIANFAN_API_KEY=...
Base URL
OpenAI-compatible: https://qianfan.baidubce.com/v2 Native: https://aip.baidubce.com/rpc/2.0/ai_custom/v1/wenxinworkshop
Models
ernie-speed-128k (free tier)
ernie-4.0-8k
Capabilities
✓ Text✓ Streaming
Example
curl https://qianfan.baidubce.com/v2/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $BAIDU_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "ernie-speed-128k",
"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
}'