What Is ERNIE Image?
ERNIE Image is Baidu’s multilingual text-to-image model. Its hosted operation accepts Chinese, English and Japanese prompts and exposes negative prompts, guidance, step count and custom output dimensions.
ERNIE Image Model Versions
ERNIE Image
Multilingual · 2K
From 3 Credits
ERNIE Image Turbo
Baidu’s faster ERNIE image tier for English, Chinese and Japanese prompts with optional expansion.
- Resolutions: 1K / 2K
- Reference images: not supported
- Modes: Text to Image, Typography
- Speed: Fast
ERNIE Image
Baidu’s multilingual generator for Chinese, English and Japanese prompts with classic diffusion controls.
- Resolutions: 1K / 2K
- Reference images: not supported
- Modes: Text to Image, Typography
- Speed: Balanced
What Is ERNIE Image Best For?
- Chinese-language prompts
- Japanese and English concepts
- CJK poster drafts
- Classic diffusion control
How to Use ERNIE Image
- Write in the language that best expresses the brief.
- Quote exact display text.
- Iterate at 1K.
- Use 2K only for the selected composition.
ERNIE Image Settings Explained
Negative Prompt
Exclude unwanted extra copy, blur, watermarks or duplicate objects.
Guidance
The documented default is 5; reduce it for more natural variation.
The panel above shows only the parameters ERNIE Image actually supports. Switch versions and unsupported controls disappear rather than sitting there doing nothing.
ERNIE Image Prompt Examples
Chinese poster
现代旅行海报，准确标题“山海之间”，青绿色海岸与雾中群山，简洁网格，留白充足，高级纸张质感
Japanese shopfront
雨の夜の小さな喫茶店、正確な看板「月灯り珈琲」、暖かな窓の光、映画的な写真
ERNIE Image Test Results
Testing in progress
Every model runs the same eight-category prompt set — portrait, product, poster text, anime character, interior, multi-reference, image editing and character consistency — recording generation time, success rate, text accuracy and identity retention. That run has not finished for ERNIE Image, so this page shows no scores. We do not publish numbers we have not measured.
ERNIE Image Limitations
- Text-to-image only on this route
- 2K is billed at four times the 1K pixel cost
- Automatic prompt expansion is disabled for literal control
ERNIE Image Pricing and Credits
Credits scale with resolution and image count. The Generate button always shows what this run costs.
1K
3 credits / image
2K
9 credits / image
Failed generations cost 0 credits.
Commercial Use and Image Rights
Commercial use is subject to Baidu's model and service terms.
- Model used: ERNIE Image
- Model developer: Baidu
- The inference route is managed internally and may change without changing the selected model
- Uploads are sent only to the configured inference service needed to complete the generation
- You can delete any generation from your history at any time
Frequently Asked Questions
Which prompt languages are supported?+
The model page explicitly lists English, Chinese and Japanese.
Why is prompt expansion off?+
It keeps exact wording under your control and avoids silently rewriting multilingual prompts.
Release History and Sources
April 15, 2026 · Model announced
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