Model Comparison

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite vs Hermes 3 70B

Hermes 3 70B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is 3.5x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Hermes 3 70B is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).

Hermes 3 70B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

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Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite costs less

For input processing, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite ($0.10/1M tokens) is 3.5x cheaper than Hermes 3 70B ($0.35/1M tokens).

For output processing, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite ($0.40/1M tokens) is 3.5x cheaper than Hermes 3 70B ($1.40/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Hermes 3 70B is more expensive than Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
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Google
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
Input tokens$0.10
Output tokens$0.40
Best providerGoogle
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

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to Hermes 3 70B's 131,072 tokens. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite can generate longer responses up to 65,536 tokens, while Hermes 3 70B is limited to 16,384 tokens.

Google
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
Nous Research
Hermes 3 70B
Input131,072 tokens
Output16,384 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite supports multimodal inputs, whereas Hermes 3 70B does not.

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Hermes 3 70B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 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.

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

Open weights

Hermes 3 70B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite was released on 2025-06-17, while Hermes 3 70B was released on 2024-08-15.

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is 10 months newer than Hermes 3 70B.

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Jun 17, 2025

10 months ago

10mo newer
Hermes 3 70B

Aug 15, 2024

1.7 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-01, while Hermes 3 70B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite's training data extends to 2025-01-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Hermes 3 70B's cutoff date.

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Jan 2025

Hermes 3 70B

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Provider Availability

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is available from Google. Hermes 3 70B is available from DeepInfra.

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

google logo
Google
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.40/1M

Hermes 3 70B

deepinfra logo
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

Google
Larger context window (1,048,576 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Nous Research
Higher GPQA score (66.1% vs 64.6%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Google
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
Nous Research
Hermes 3 70B

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite vs Hermes 3 70B

Hermes 3 70B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is made by Google 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.
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite scores FACTS Grounding: 84.1%, Global-MMLU-Lite: 81.1%, MMMU: 72.9%, GPQA: 64.6%, Vibe-Eval: 51.3%. Hermes 3 70B scores MT-Bench: 89.9%, HellaSwag: 88.2%, BoolQ: 88.0%, PIQA: 84.4%, Winogrande: 83.2%.
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is 3.5x cheaper for input tokens. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite costs $0.10/M input and $0.40/M output via google. Hermes 3 70B costs $0.35/M input and $1.40/M output via deepinfra.
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite supports 1.0M 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 (1.0M vs 131K), input pricing ($0.10 vs $0.35/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is developed by Google and Hermes 3 70B is developed by Nous Research.