Hermes 3 70B Instruct alternatives

Best Hermes 3 70B Instruct alternatives

10 models that can stand in for Hermes 3 70B Instruct, ranked by benchmark score, with what each one does better.

Current Model

Hermes 3 70B Instruct

Input / 1M: $0.70
Output / 1M: $0.70
Context: 131K
Intelligence: 6.7

Quick picks

The best alternative depends on what you need

Why people switch away from Hermes 3 70B Instruct, and the model that fits each reason best.

Cheapest alternative

Gemma 3 27B

$0.45 per 1M output tokens vs $0.70

Smartest alternative

Qwen3 Coder Next

Intelligence score 9.2 vs 6.7

Largest context

Qwen3 Coder Next

262K tokens vs 131K

Ranked

Top Hermes 3 70B Instruct alternatives

Each model is scored against Hermes 3 70B Instruct. Green means better, red means worse.

Hermes 3 70B Instruct as the baseline, then the top alternatives scored against it
Model	Input / 1M	Output / 1M	Context	Intelligence	Compare
Hermes 3 70B Instruct Nous	Input / 1M$0.70	Output / 1M$0.70	Context131K	Intelligence6.7	Reference model
1 Qwen3 Coder Next Qwen	Input / 1M$0.12-83%	Output / 1M$0.80+14%	Context262K+100%	Intelligence9.2+37%	Compare
Why switch:Higher intelligence scoreLarger 262K contextNewer release
2 Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct Qwen	Input / 1M$0.15-79%	Output / 1M$0.60-14%	Context262K+100%	Intelligence7.9+18%	Compare
Why switch:1.2x cheaper outputHigher intelligence scoreLarger 262K contextAccepts imageNewer release
3 Llama 3.3 70B Instruct Meta	Input / 1M$0.22-69%	Output / 1M$0.50-29%	Context131K	Intelligence7.7+15%	Compare
Why switch:1.4x cheaper outputHigher intelligence scoreNewer release
4 Qwen3 30B A3B Qwen	Input / 1M$0.12-83%	Output / 1M$0.50-29%	Context41K-69%	Intelligence7.6+13%	Compare
Why switch:1.4x cheaper outputHigher intelligence scoreNewer release
5 Hermes 3 405B Instruct Nous	Input / 1M$1+43%	Output / 1M$1+43%	Context131K	Intelligence7.4+10%	Compare
Why switch:Higher intelligence score
6 Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct Qwen	Input / 1M$0.25-64%	Output / 1M$0.75+7%	Context262K+100%	Intelligence7.3+9%	Compare
Why switch:Higher intelligence scoreLarger 262K contextAccepts imageNewer release
7 Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct Qwen	Input / 1M$0.66-6%	Output / 1M$1+43%	Context33K-75%	Intelligence6.7	Compare
Why switch:Newer release
8 GPT-4o-mini OpenAI	Input / 1M$0.15-79%	Output / 1M$0.60-14%	Context128K-2%	Intelligence6.7	Compare
Why switch:1.2x cheaper outputAccepts image and file
9 Saba Mistral	Input / 1M$0.20-71%	Output / 1M$0.60-14%	Context33K-75%	Intelligence6.5-3%	Compare
Why switch:1.2x cheaper outputAccepts fileNewer release
10 Gemma 3 27B Google	Input / 1M$0.08-89%	Output / 1M$0.45-36%	Context131K	Intelligence4.9-27%	Compare
Why switch:1.6x cheaper outputAccepts imageNewer release

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is the best alternative to Hermes 3 70B Instruct?

Qwen3 Coder Next from Qwen ranks first, based on independent benchmark scores. It costs $0.80 per 1M output tokens, compared with $0.70 for Hermes 3 70B Instruct.

Is there a cheaper alternative to Hermes 3 70B Instruct?

Yes. Gemma 3 27B charges $0.45 per 1M output tokens, versus $0.70 for Hermes 3 70B Instruct.

Can I try Hermes 3 70B Instruct and its alternatives at the same time?

Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to several models at once, so you can compare Hermes 3 70B Instruct with any of these alternatives on your own tasks.

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