Meta's latest class of model (Llama 3.1) launched with a variety of sizes & flavors. This 8B instruct-tuned version is fast and efficient. It has demonstrated strong performance compared to leading closed-source models in human evaluations…
Model details →meta-llama/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct vs NousResearch: Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B
meta-llama/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct wins on 4 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 | meta-llama/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct | NousResearch: Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 16K | 8K | 🏆 meta-llama/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.02 | $0.14 | 🏆 meta-llama/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $0.05 | $0.14 | 🏆 meta-llama/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | — | 🏆 meta-llama/Llama-3.1-8B-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/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct better than NousResearch: Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B?
meta-llama/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct wins on 4 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between meta-llama/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct and NousResearch: Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B?
Input: $0.02 vs $0.14 per 1M tokens. Output: $0.05 vs $0.14 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do meta-llama/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct and NousResearch: Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B support?
meta-llama/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct supports up to 16K tokens. NousResearch: Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B supports up to 8K tokens.
Do both meta-llama/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct and NousResearch: Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B support tool calling?
meta-llama/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct: yes. NousResearch: Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B: not advertised.