Hermes 4 70B is a hybrid reasoning model from Nous Research, built on Meta-Llama-3.1-70B. It introduces the same hybrid mode as the larger 405B release, allowing the model to either respond directly or generate explicit <think>...</think> r…
Model details →Nous: Hermes 4 70B vs Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507
Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Qwen3-30B-A3B-Thinking-2507 is a 30B parameter Mixture-of-Experts reasoning model optimized for complex tasks requiring extended multi-step thinking. The model is designed specifically for “thinking mode,” where internal reasoning traces ar…
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Nous: Hermes 4 70B | Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 | 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. | $0.13 | $0.08 | 🏆 Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $0.40 | $0.40 | Tie |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | — | Yes | 🏆 Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | — | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nous: Hermes 4 70B better than Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507?
Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Nous: Hermes 4 70B and Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507?
Input: $0.13 vs $0.08 per 1M tokens. Output: $0.40 vs $0.40 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Nous: Hermes 4 70B and Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 support?
Nous: Hermes 4 70B supports up to 131K tokens. Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 supports up to 131K tokens.
Do both Nous: Hermes 4 70B and Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 support tool calling?
Nous: Hermes 4 70B: not advertised. Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507: yes.