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 →NousResearch: Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B vs Tencent: Hy-MT2-1.8B
NousResearch: Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B and Tencent: Hy-MT2-1.8B are evenly matched on 6 axes — pick the one whose provider, latency, or licensing fits your stack.
Hy-MT2-1.8B is a compact 1.8B-parameter translation model from Tencent. It supports 33 language pairs and five Chinese dialect and minority-language pairs, with workflows for structured, delimiter-based, contextual, glossary-based, and styl…
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | NousResearch: Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B | Tencent: Hy-MT2-1.8B | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 8K | 8K | Tie |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.14 | $0.04 | 🏆 Tencent: Hy-MT2-1.8B |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $0.14 | $0.18 | 🏆 NousResearch: Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B |
| 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. | — | — | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is NousResearch: Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B better than Tencent: Hy-MT2-1.8B?
NousResearch: Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B and Tencent: Hy-MT2-1.8B are evenly matched on 6 axes — pick the one whose provider, latency, or licensing fits your stack.
What's the price difference between NousResearch: Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B and Tencent: Hy-MT2-1.8B?
Input: $0.14 vs $0.04 per 1M tokens. Output: $0.14 vs $0.18 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do NousResearch: Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B and Tencent: Hy-MT2-1.8B support?
NousResearch: Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B supports up to 8K tokens. Tencent: Hy-MT2-1.8B supports up to 8K tokens.
Do both NousResearch: Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B and Tencent: Hy-MT2-1.8B support tool calling?
NousResearch: Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B: not advertised. Tencent: Hy-MT2-1.8B: not advertised.