The highly anticipated 400B class of Llama3 is here! Clocking in at 128k context with impressive eval scores, the Meta AI team continues to push the frontier of open-source LLMs. Meta's latest class of model (Llama 3.1) launched with a var…
Model details →Meta: Llama 3.1 405B Instruct vs Nous: Hermes 3 70B Instruct
Nous: Hermes 3 70B Instruct wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Hermes 3 is a generalist language model with many improvements over [Hermes 2](/models/nousresearch/nous-hermes-2-mistral-7b-dpo), including advanced agentic capabilities, much better roleplaying, reasoning, multi-turn conversation, long co…
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Meta: Llama 3.1 405B Instruct | Nous: Hermes 3 70B Instruct | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 131K | 131K | 🏆 Nous: Hermes 3 70B Instruct |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $4.00 | $0.70 | 🏆 Nous: Hermes 3 70B Instruct |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $4.00 | $0.70 | 🏆 Nous: Hermes 3 70B Instruct |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | — | 🏆 Meta: Llama 3.1 405B Instruct |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | — | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | — | — | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Meta: Llama 3.1 405B Instruct better than Nous: Hermes 3 70B Instruct?
Nous: Hermes 3 70B Instruct wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Meta: Llama 3.1 405B Instruct and Nous: Hermes 3 70B Instruct?
Input: $4.00 vs $0.70 per 1M tokens. Output: $4.00 vs $0.70 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Meta: Llama 3.1 405B Instruct and Nous: Hermes 3 70B Instruct support?
Meta: Llama 3.1 405B Instruct supports up to 131K tokens. Nous: Hermes 3 70B Instruct supports up to 131K tokens.
Do both Meta: Llama 3.1 405B Instruct and Nous: Hermes 3 70B Instruct support tool calling?
Meta: Llama 3.1 405B Instruct: yes. Nous: Hermes 3 70B Instruct: not advertised.
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