Claude Opus 4.6 vs Hermes 3 70B Comparison

Comparing Claude Opus 4.6 and Hermes 3 70B across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Claude Opus 4.6 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Hermes 3 70B is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude Opus 4.6 significantly outperforms across most 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 Opus 4.6 ($5.00/1M tokens) is 14.3x more expensive than Hermes 3 70B ($0.35/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Opus 4.6 ($25.00/1M tokens) is 17.9x more expensive than Hermes 3 70B ($1.40/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Opus 4.6 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 Opus 4.6

Input tokens$5.00

Output tokens$25.00

Best providerAnthropic

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 Opus 4.6 accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to Hermes 3 70B's 131,072 tokens. Claude Opus 4.6 can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Hermes 3 70B is limited to 16,384 tokens.

Claude Opus 4.6

Input200,000 tokens

Output128,000 tokens

Hermes 3 70B

Input131,072 tokens

Output16,384 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Claude Opus 4.6 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Hermes 3 70B does not.

Claude Opus 4.6 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude Opus 4.6

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Hermes 3 70B

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Opus 4.6 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 Opus 4.6

Proprietary

Closed source

Hermes 3 70B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Opus 4.6 was released on 2026-02-05, while Hermes 3 70B was released on 2024-08-15.

Claude Opus 4.6 is 18 months newer than Hermes 3 70B.

Claude Opus 4.6

Feb 5, 2026

1 months ago

1.5yr newer

Hermes 3 70B

Aug 15, 2024

1.6 years ago

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 Opus 4.6 is available from Anthropic. Hermes 3 70B is available from DeepInfra. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.