Nous: Hermes 3 70B Instruct
The Nous: Hermes 3 70B Instruct is an AI model that processes text inputs. It has a context length of 131,072 tokens and supports up to 16,384 completion tokens per input. For users with specific requirements who are willing to pay for its services, the Nous: Hermes 3 70B Instruct may be worth considering. Its price point is $0.7 per million input tokens and $0.7 per million output tokens, which may be more economical than other models. With a blended benchmark score of 4.5 across one independent benchmark, it has demonstrated some level of performance. However, its limited capabilities in reasoning and tool support are notable.
Benchmark results
Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 4.2 across 1 benchmark, last refreshed 2026-09-23. How scoring works →
| Benchmark | Measures | Score |
|---|---|---|
| AI Index | broad capability composite | 9.9 |
- Model ID
- nousresearch/hermes-3-llama-3.1-70b
- Vendor
- nousresearch
- Released
- August 2024
- Tokenizer
- Llama3
- Input Modalities
- text
- Output Modalities
- text
- Max Output
- 16,384 tokens
- Tool Calling
- not supported
- Structured Output
- ✓ supported
- Reasoning Mode
- not supported
- Vision
- text only
- Audio
- no
- Moderated
- no
What it costs in practice
Computed from the current $0.70/M input and $0.70/M output rates. Run your own numbers →
| Job | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Summarize a 50-page report | 30k in / 1.5k out | $0.02 |
| Classify 1,000 customer emails | 500k in / 50k out | $0.38 |
| A month of a busy support chatbot | 5M in / 2M out | $4.90 |
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Quick answers
- How much does Nous: Hermes 3 70B Instruct cost?
- $0.70 per million input tokens and $0.70 per million output tokens.
- What is Nous: Hermes 3 70B Instruct's context window?
- 131,072 tokens, roughly 196 pages of text in a single request.
- Does Nous: Hermes 3 70B Instruct support tool calling?
- It supports structured output.
- Can Nous: Hermes 3 70B Instruct process images?
- No, it is text-only on the input side.