Baidu’s ERNIE Evolve Automates AI Research and Inference Optimization

Baidu introduced ERNIE Evolve on November 9, 2026, reporting better results than public comparisons on three NanoChat and NanoGPT metrics and 33.7% higher throughput in one deterministic ERNIE-5.5-Flash inference test. The automated research system selects research directions, edits AI code, and retains only improvements that pass separate evaluation and review. The announcement also covers active inference-engineering work for the in-development ERNIE-5.5-Flash. The system’s role is broader…

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