Model Comparison

Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Hermes 3 70B

Claude 3.5 Sonnet shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Hermes 3 70B is 9.8x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

4 benchmarks

Claude 3.5 Sonnet outperforms in 3 benchmarks (MATH, MMLU, MMLU-Pro), while Hermes 3 70B is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).

Claude 3.5 Sonnet shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Hermes 3 70B costs less

For input processing, Claude 3.5 Sonnet ($3.00/1M tokens) is 8.6x more expensive than Hermes 3 70B ($0.35/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude 3.5 Sonnet ($15.00/1M tokens) is 10.7x more expensive than Hermes 3 70B ($1.40/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude 3.5 Sonnet is more expensive than Hermes 3 70B.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers

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Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Input tokens$3.00

Output tokens$15.00

Best providerAWS Bedrock

Hermes 3 70B

Input tokens$0.35

Output tokens$1.40

Best providerDeepinfra

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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude 3.5 Sonnet accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to Hermes 3 70B's 131,072 tokens. Claude 3.5 Sonnet can generate longer responses up to 200,000 tokens, while Hermes 3 70B is limited to 16,384 tokens.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Input200,000 tokens

Output200,000 tokens

Hermes 3 70B

Input131,072 tokens

Output16,384 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Claude 3.5 Sonnet supports multimodal inputs, whereas Hermes 3 70B does not.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Hermes 3 70B

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude 3.5 Sonnet is licensed under a proprietary license, while Hermes 3 70B uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Proprietary

Closed source

Hermes 3 70B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3.5 Sonnet was released on 2024-06-21, while Hermes 3 70B was released on 2024-08-15.

Hermes 3 70B is 2 months newer than Claude 3.5 Sonnet.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Jun 21, 2024

1.9 years ago

Hermes 3 70B

Aug 15, 2024

1.8 years ago

1mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

Claude 3.5 Sonnet is available from Bedrock, Google. Hermes 3 70B is available from DeepInfra.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

AWS Bedrock

Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M

Google

Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M

Hermes 3 70B

Deepinfra

Input Price:Input: $0.35/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.40/1M

* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

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Anthropic

Larger context window (200,000 tokens)

Supports multimodal inputs

Higher MATH score (71.1% vs 20.8%)

Higher MMLU score (90.4% vs 79.1%)

Higher MMLU-Pro score (76.1% vs 47.2%)

Hermes 3 70B

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Nous Research

Less expensive input tokens

Less expensive output tokens

Has open weights

Higher GPQA score (66.1% vs 59.4%)

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

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FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Hermes 3 70B.

Which is better, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Hermes 3 70B?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Claude 3.5 Sonnet is made by Anthropic and Hermes 3 70B is made by Nous Research. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Claude 3.5 Sonnet compare to Hermes 3 70B in benchmarks?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet scores GSM8k: 96.4%, BIG-Bench Hard: 93.1%, HumanEval: 92.0%, MGSM: 91.6%, MMLU: 90.4%. Hermes 3 70B scores MT-Bench: 89.9%, HellaSwag: 88.2%, BoolQ: 88.0%, PIQA: 84.4%, Winogrande: 83.2%.

Is Claude 3.5 Sonnet cheaper than Hermes 3 70B?

Hermes 3 70B is 8.6x cheaper for input tokens. Claude 3.5 Sonnet costs $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output via bedrock. Hermes 3 70B costs $0.35/M input and $1.40/M output via deepinfra.

What are the context window sizes for Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Hermes 3 70B?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet supports 200K tokens and Hermes 3 70B supports 131K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Hermes 3 70B?

Key differences include context window (200K vs 131K), input pricing ($3.00 vs $0.35/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Hermes 3 70B?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet is developed by Anthropic and Hermes 3 70B is developed by Nous Research.