Aion 3.5 Mini is a multi-model roleplaying and storytelling system from AionLabs, built on the GLM family of models. It is the smaller, lower-cost sibling of Aion 3.5 and uses...
Model details →AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini vs NousResearch: Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B
AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Hermes 2 Pro is an upgraded, retrained version of Nous Hermes 2, consisting of an updated and cleaned version of the OpenHermes 2.5 Dataset, as well as a newly introduced Function Calling and JSON Mode dataset developed in-house.
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini | NousResearch: Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 262K | 8K | 🏆 AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.70 | $0.14 | 🏆 NousResearch: Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $1.40 | $0.14 | 🏆 NousResearch: Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | — | 🏆 AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | — | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | — | 🏆 AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini |
Frequently asked questions
Is AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini better than NousResearch: Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B?
AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini and NousResearch: Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B?
Input: $0.70 vs $0.14 per 1M tokens. Output: $1.40 vs $0.14 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini and NousResearch: Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B support?
AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini supports up to 262K tokens. NousResearch: Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B supports up to 8K tokens.
Do both AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini and NousResearch: Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B support tool calling?
AionLabs: Aion 3.5 Mini: yes. NousResearch: Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B: not advertised.