Nano Banana Pro is Google’s most advanced image-generation and editing model, built on Gemini 3 Pro. It extends the original Nano Banana with significantly improved multimodal reasoning, real-world grounding, and...
Model details →Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) vs Nous: Hermes 4 405B
Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) and Nous: Hermes 4 405B are evenly matched on 6 axes — pick the one whose provider, latency, or licensing fits your stack.
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...
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) | 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. | $2.00 | $1.00 | 🏆 Nous: Hermes 4 405B |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $12.00 | $3.00 | 🏆 Nous: Hermes 4 405B |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | — | 🏆 Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | Yes | — | 🏆 Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) better than Nous: Hermes 4 405B?
Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) and Nous: Hermes 4 405B are evenly matched on 6 axes — pick the one whose provider, latency, or licensing fits your stack.
What's the price difference between Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) and Nous: Hermes 4 405B?
Input: $2.00 vs $1.00 per 1M tokens. Output: $12.00 vs $3.00 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) and Nous: Hermes 4 405B support?
Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) supports up to 131K tokens. Nous: Hermes 4 405B supports up to 131K tokens.
Do both Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) and Nous: Hermes 4 405B support tool calling?
Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image): yes. Nous: Hermes 4 405B: not advertised.