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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.

Quality Score
75/100
price + capability + benchmarks
Input Price
$0.70
per 1M tokens · checked 2026-09-23
Output Price
$0.70
per 1M tokens · checked 2026-09-23
Context Window
131,072
tokens

Benchmark results

Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 4.2 across 1 benchmark, last refreshed 2026-09-23. How scoring works →

BenchmarkMeasuresScore
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 →

JobTokensCost
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.

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