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 →Nous: Hermes 3 70B Instruct vs Anthropic: Claude Fable Latest
Anthropic: Claude Fable Latest wins on 4 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
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Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Nous: Hermes 3 70B Instruct | Anthropic: Claude Fable Latest | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 131K | 1M | 🏆 Anthropic: Claude Fable Latest |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.70 | $10.00 | 🏆 Nous: Hermes 3 70B Instruct |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $0.70 | $50.00 | 🏆 Nous: Hermes 3 70B Instruct |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | — | Yes | 🏆 Anthropic: Claude Fable Latest |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | Yes | 🏆 Anthropic: Claude Fable Latest |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | — | Yes | 🏆 Anthropic: Claude Fable Latest |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nous: Hermes 3 70B Instruct better than Anthropic: Claude Fable Latest?
Anthropic: Claude Fable Latest wins on 4 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Nous: Hermes 3 70B Instruct and Anthropic: Claude Fable Latest?
Input: $0.70 vs $10.00 per 1M tokens. Output: $0.70 vs $50.00 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Nous: Hermes 3 70B Instruct and Anthropic: Claude Fable Latest support?
Nous: Hermes 3 70B Instruct supports up to 131K tokens. Anthropic: Claude Fable Latest supports up to 1M tokens.
Do both Nous: Hermes 3 70B Instruct and Anthropic: Claude Fable Latest support tool calling?
Nous: Hermes 3 70B Instruct: not advertised. Anthropic: Claude Fable Latest: yes.
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