Model Comparison

DeepSeek VL2 Small vs Hermes 3 70B

Comparing DeepSeek VL2 Small and Hermes 3 70B across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

DeepSeek VL2 Small and Hermes 3 70B don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers
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DeepSeek
DeepSeek VL2 Small
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
Nous Research
Hermes 3 70B
Input tokens$0.35
Output tokens$1.40
Best providerDeepinfra
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

54.0B diff

Hermes 3 70B has 54.0B more parameters than DeepSeek VL2 Small, making it 337.5% larger.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek VL2 Small
16.0Bparameters
Nous Research
Hermes 3 70B
70.0Bparameters
16.0B
DeepSeek VL2 Small
70.0B
Hermes 3 70B

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Hermes 3 70B specifies input context (131,072 tokens). Only Hermes 3 70B specifies output context (16,384 tokens).

DeepSeek
DeepSeek VL2 Small
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Nous Research
Hermes 3 70B
Input131,072 tokens
Output16,384 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

DeepSeek VL2 Small supports multimodal inputs, whereas Hermes 3 70B does not.

DeepSeek VL2 Small can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

DeepSeek VL2 Small

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Hermes 3 70B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek VL2 Small is licensed under deepseek, while Hermes 3 70B uses Apache 2.0.

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

DeepSeek VL2 Small

deepseek

Open weights

Hermes 3 70B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek VL2 Small was released on 2024-12-13, while Hermes 3 70B was released on 2024-08-15.

DeepSeek VL2 Small is 4 months newer than Hermes 3 70B.

DeepSeek VL2 Small

Dec 13, 2024

1.3 years ago

4mo 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

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

DeepSeek
Supports multimodal inputs
Nous Research
Larger context window (131,072 tokens)

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
DeepSeek
DeepSeek VL2 Small
Nous Research
Hermes 3 70B

FAQ

Common questions about DeepSeek VL2 Small vs Hermes 3 70B

DeepSeek VL2 Small (DeepSeek) and Hermes 3 70B (Nous Research) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.
DeepSeek VL2 Small scores DocVQA: 92.3%, ChartQA: 84.5%, OCRBench: 83.4%, TextVQA: 83.4%, MMBench: 80.3%. Hermes 3 70B scores MT-Bench: 89.9%, HellaSwag: 88.2%, BoolQ: 88.0%, PIQA: 84.4%, Winogrande: 83.2%.
DeepSeek VL2 Small supports an unknown number of 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 multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (deepseek vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
DeepSeek VL2 Small is developed by DeepSeek and Hermes 3 70B is developed by Nous Research.