Nous: Hermes 3 405B Instruct (free)✓ Catalog verified
Hermes 3 is a generalist language model with many improvements over Hermes 2, including advanced agentic capabilities, much better roleplaying, reasoning, multi-turn conversation, long context coherence, and improvements across the board. Hermes 3 405B is a frontier-level, full-parameter finetune of the Llama-3.1 405B foundation model, focused on aligning LLMs to the user, with powerful steering capabilities and control given to the end user. The Hermes 3 series builds and expands on the Hermes 2 set of capabilities, including more powerful and reliable function calling and structured output capabilities, generalist assistant capabilities, and improved code generation skills. Hermes 3 is competitive, if not superior, to Llama-3.1 Instruct models at general capabilities, with varying strengths and weaknesses attributable between the two.
Overview
Hermes 3 is a generalist language model with many improvements over Hermes 2, including advanced agentic capabilities, much better roleplaying, reasoning, multi-turn conversation, long context coherence, and improvements across the board. Hermes 3 405B is a frontier-level, full-parameter finetune of the Llama-3.1 405B foundation model, focused on aligning LLMs to the user, with powerful steering capabilities and control given to the end user. The Hermes 3 series builds and expands on the Hermes 2 set of capabilities, including more powerful and reliable function calling and structured output capabilities, generalist assistant capabilities, and improved code generation skills. Hermes 3 is competitive, if not superior, to Llama-3.1 Instruct models at general capabilities, with varying strengths and weaknesses attributable between the two.
Access: available through the official Nousresearch API. Context window: 131K.
Specifications
| API identifier | nousresearch/hermes-3-llama-3.1-405b:free |
| Provider | Nousresearch |
| Model type | Text LLM |
| Context window | 131K catalog |
| Input modalities | text |
| Output modalities | text |
| Released | Aug 16, 2024 |
| Tokenizer | Llama3 |
| Instruction format | chatml |
| Moderated | No |
| Architecture modality | text->text |
Pricing
Live pricing components for nousresearch/hermes-3-llama-3.1-405b:free as published in the catalog.
| Pricing component | Raw unit price | Normalized | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prompt tokens | $0 | $0.00 / 1M | Per input token |
| Completion tokens | $0 | $0.00 / 1M | Per output token |
| Request fee | N/A | N/A | Per request |
| Image fee | N/A | N/A | Per image unit |
| Web search fee | N/A | N/A | Per search request |
Cost calculator
Estimate monthly spend from your own token volumes.
Estimated Total Cost
$0Calculated from current list pricing in the ModelsAtlas catalog.Capabilities
| Capability | Status | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Understanding | Not advertised | Image and document analysis support |
| Audio Processing | Not advertised | Speech and voice aligned flows |
| Tool Calling | Not advertised | Supports tools / function calling |
| Self-Hosting | Not advertised | Deploy outside managed APIs |
Capability signals
Directional signals derived from model metadata and capability tags — not official benchmark submissions.
Quick start
Call Nous: Hermes 3 405B Instruct (free) through an OpenAI-compatible client.
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://openrouter.ai/api/v1",
api_key="YOUR_API_KEY"
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="nousresearch/hermes-3-llama-3.1-405b:free",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Explain quantum physics."}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)Alternatives
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Sources & attribution
Pricing and metadata are maintained in the ModelsAtlas catalog.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Nous: Hermes 3 405B Instruct (free) cost?
$0.00 per 1M input tokens and $0.00 per 1M output tokens on the official Nousresearch API.
What is the context window of Nous: Hermes 3 405B Instruct (free)?
Nous: Hermes 3 405B Instruct (free) supports up to 131K tokens of context.
Does Nous: Hermes 3 405B Instruct (free) support tool / function calling?
Nous: Hermes 3 405B Instruct (free) does not advertise first-class tool/function calling. Check vendor docs for the latest capabilities.
How do I access Nous: Hermes 3 405B Instruct (free)?
Use the official Nousresearch API with the model id `nousresearch/hermes-3-llama-3.1-405b:free`. See the Quick start section above for code examples.