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ERNIE Bot (Baidu) cURL API Setup

Use cURL to smoke-test ERNIE Bot (Baidu) before wiring SDK code. Confirm the exact endpoint, model name, and quota in the provider dashboard.

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Quick verdict

Free API: Free tier
Rate limits: 5 RPM
Best model starting point: ERNIE 4.5
Mainland China access: direct or relatively friendly

Provider fit matrix

Best fit Image generation prototypes, creative automation, and media workflows

Watch out Image/video credits can burn faster than chat tokens; test with small batches first

Production fallback Keep at least one compatible backup provider before shipping

Production readiness checklist

Quota gate Start inside Free tier; log usage before adding retries or batch jobs.

No-card check Try the free path first, then confirm whether billing is required for API keys, higher RPM, or production endpoints.

Regional smoke test Still run one request from your deployment region and from mainland China if users are there.

Source freshness Snapshot date: 2026-06-16; official quota and pricing can change without notice.

cURL smoke test

Use this to verify endpoint, auth header, model name, response shape, and quota before adding SDK abstractions.

curl https://api.provider.example/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ERNIE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "ERNIE 4.5",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello from yangmao.ai"}]
  }'

Free API and pricing notes

Free tier

Free credits via Baidu Cloud, ERNIE Speed/Lite are free

Access and production risk

Mainland China friendly / direct path likely

By Baidu, direct access in China, fast and enterprise-stable.

How to set it up

Create an API key and copy the provider endpoint from official docs.

Export the key into your shell session.

Send a minimal chat completion payload with cURL.

Check status code, JSON body, and rate-limit headers.

Move the tested endpoint into your app or fallback relay.

ERNIE Bot (Baidu) production validation table

Use this table before sending real users, scheduled agents, or paid traffic to ERNIE Bot (Baidu). The goal is to validate source freshness, quota behavior, regional access, and fallback needs instead of trusting a stale free-credit claim.

Check Pass condition If it fails

Signup and billing state Key creation works and the account can spend the recorded Free tier. Compare ERNIE Bot (Baidu) alternatives or route through a gateway before inviting users.

First request from target region A minimal request succeeds from your deployment region and mainland-China test point if relevant. Do not ship cron jobs or public demos until latency, DNS, TLS, and auth are repeatable.

Quota, retry, and error shape Rate-limit behavior matches the current 5 RPM note or official dashboard values. Cap retries, add request logging, and keep a second route for 429/5xx bursts.

Cost per accepted task Real prompts stay within your target token, query, image-credit, or compute budget. Use cheaper primary routes, caching, shorter prompts, or fallback only after validation failure.

Credit-change alerts

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Source snapshot

Data source: yangmao.ai provider YAML tracker plus provider docs reviewed by the daily crawler. Official dashboards can change quota and pricing without notice; verify before production.

yangmao.ai provider id: ernie
Official source: https://yiyan.baidu.com
Last updated: 2026-06-16
Free tier: No explicit limit
API credits: Free tier
Rate limit: 5 RPM
Access note: By Baidu, direct access in China, fast and enterprise-stable.

FAQ

Does ERNIE Bot (Baidu) have a free API?

Yes. Current yangmao.ai record: Free tier. Rate limit note: 5 RPM.

Is ERNIE Bot (Baidu) OpenAI-compatible?

This snapshot uses a provider-specific OpenAI SDK example. If your app requires one stable OpenAI-compatible endpoint, use an aggregator or relay after checking ERNIE Bot (Baidu) docs.

Can I use ERNIE Bot (Baidu) from mainland China?

ERNIE Bot (Baidu) is marked as relatively direct or Mainland-China-friendly in the current tracker.

What should I do when ERNIE Bot (Baidu) credits run out?

Compare the alternatives below, check /en/free-ai-api/, and shortlist official providers or API gateway options before production.