Aion-1.0-Mini 32B parameter model is a distilled version of the DeepSeek-R1 model, designed for strong performance in reasoning domains such as mathematics, coding, and logic. It is a modified variant of a FuseAI model that outperforms R1-D…
Model details →AionLabs: Aion-1.0-Mini vs Nous: Hermes 4 405B
AionLabs: Aion-1.0-Mini wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Hermes 4 is a large-scale reasoning model built on Meta-Llama-3.1-405B and released by Nous Research. It introduces a hybrid reasoning mode, where the model can choose to deliberate internally with <think>...</think> traces or respond direc…
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | AionLabs: Aion-1.0-Mini | Nous: Hermes 4 405B | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 131K | 131K | Tie |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.70 | $1.00 | 🏆 AionLabs: Aion-1.0-Mini |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $1.40 | $3.00 | 🏆 AionLabs: Aion-1.0-Mini |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | — | — | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | — | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is AionLabs: Aion-1.0-Mini better than Nous: Hermes 4 405B?
AionLabs: Aion-1.0-Mini wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between AionLabs: Aion-1.0-Mini and Nous: Hermes 4 405B?
Input: $0.70 vs $1.00 per 1M tokens. Output: $1.40 vs $3.00 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do AionLabs: Aion-1.0-Mini and Nous: Hermes 4 405B support?
AionLabs: Aion-1.0-Mini supports up to 131K tokens. Nous: Hermes 4 405B supports up to 131K tokens.
Do both AionLabs: Aion-1.0-Mini and Nous: Hermes 4 405B support tool calling?
AionLabs: Aion-1.0-Mini: not advertised. Nous: Hermes 4 405B: not advertised.