Model Comparison

Claude Sonnet 4 vs Hermes 3 70B

Claude Sonnet 4 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Hermes 3 70B is 9.8x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Claude Sonnet 4 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Hermes 3 70B is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude Sonnet 4 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 Sonnet 4 ($3.00/1M tokens) is 8.6x more expensive than Hermes 3 70B ($0.35/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Sonnet 4 ($15.00/1M tokens) is 10.7x more expensive than Hermes 3 70B ($1.40/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Sonnet 4 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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Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4
Input tokens$3.00
Output tokens$15.00
Best providerAnthropic
Nous Research
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 Sonnet 4 accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to Hermes 3 70B's 131,072 tokens. Claude Sonnet 4 can generate longer responses up to 64,000 tokens, while Hermes 3 70B is limited to 16,384 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4
Input200,000 tokens
Output64,000 tokens
Nous Research
Hermes 3 70B
Input131,072 tokens
Output16,384 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Claude Sonnet 4 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Hermes 3 70B does not.

Claude Sonnet 4 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude Sonnet 4

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Hermes 3 70B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Sonnet 4 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 Sonnet 4

Proprietary

Closed source

Hermes 3 70B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Sonnet 4 was released on 2025-05-22, while Hermes 3 70B was released on 2024-08-15.

Claude Sonnet 4 is 9 months newer than Hermes 3 70B.

Claude Sonnet 4

May 22, 2025

11 months ago

9mo newer
Hermes 3 70B

Aug 15, 2024

1.7 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 Sonnet 4 is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. Hermes 3 70B is available from DeepInfra.

Claude Sonnet 4

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Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M
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AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M
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Google
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M

Hermes 3 70B

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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

Anthropic
Larger context window (200,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher GPQA score (75.4% vs 66.1%)
Nous Research
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights
AnthropicClaude Sonnet 4
Nous ResearchHermes 3 70B
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Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4
Nous Research
Hermes 3 70B

FAQ

Common questions about Claude Sonnet 4 vs Hermes 3 70B

Claude Sonnet 4 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude Sonnet 4 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.
Claude Sonnet 4 scores MMMLU: 86.5%, TAU-bench Retail: 80.5%, GPQA: 75.4%, MMMU: 74.4%, SWE-Bench Verified: 72.7%. Hermes 3 70B scores MT-Bench: 89.9%, HellaSwag: 88.2%, BoolQ: 88.0%, PIQA: 84.4%, Winogrande: 83.2%.
Hermes 3 70B is 8.6x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Sonnet 4 costs $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output via anthropic. Hermes 3 70B costs $0.35/M input and $1.40/M output via deepinfra.
Claude Sonnet 4 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.
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.
Claude Sonnet 4 is developed by Anthropic and Hermes 3 70B is developed by Nous Research.