Model Comparison

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed vs Hermes 3 70B

Hermes 3 70B shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Hermes 3 70B is 40.8x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed outperforms in 1 benchmarks (MMLU-Pro), while Hermes 3 70B is better at 2 benchmarks (GPQA, MMLU).

Hermes 3 70B 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, Gemma 3n E4B Instructed ($20.00/1M tokens) is 57.1x more expensive than Hermes 3 70B ($0.35/1M tokens).

For output processing, Gemma 3n E4B Instructed ($40.00/1M tokens) is 28.6x more expensive than Hermes 3 70B ($1.40/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Gemma 3n E4B Instructed 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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Google
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed
Input tokens$20.00
Output tokens$40.00
Best providerTogether
Nous Research
Hermes 3 70B
Input tokens$0.35
Output tokens$1.40
Best providerDeepinfra
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

62.0B diff

Hermes 3 70B has 62.0B more parameters than Gemma 3n E4B Instructed, making it 775.0% larger.

Google
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed
8.0Bparameters
Nous Research
Hermes 3 70B
70.0Bparameters
8.0B
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed
70.0B
Hermes 3 70B

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Hermes 3 70B accepts 131,072 input tokens compared to Gemma 3n E4B Instructed's 32,000 tokens. Gemma 3n E4B Instructed can generate longer responses up to 32,000 tokens, while Hermes 3 70B is limited to 16,384 tokens.

Google
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed
Input32,000 tokens
Output32,000 tokens
Nous Research
Hermes 3 70B
Input131,072 tokens
Output16,384 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed supports multimodal inputs, whereas Hermes 3 70B does not.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Hermes 3 70B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed 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.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed

Proprietary

Closed source

Hermes 3 70B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed was released on 2025-06-26, while Hermes 3 70B was released on 2024-08-15.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed is 11 months newer than Hermes 3 70B.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed

Jun 26, 2025

9 months ago

10mo newer
Hermes 3 70B

Aug 15, 2024

1.7 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Hermes 3 70B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemma 3n E4B Instructed's training data extends to 2024-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Hermes 3 70B's cutoff date.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed

Jun 2024

Hermes 3 70B

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Provider Availability

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed is available from Together. Hermes 3 70B is available from DeepInfra.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed

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Together
Input Price:Input: $20.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $40.00/1M

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

Google
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher MMLU-Pro score (50.6% vs 47.2%)
Nous Research
Larger context window (131,072 tokens)
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights
Higher GPQA score (66.1% vs 23.7%)
Higher MMLU score (79.1% vs 64.9%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Google
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed
Nous Research
Hermes 3 70B

FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 3n E4B Instructed vs Hermes 3 70B

Hermes 3 70B shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Gemma 3n E4B Instructed 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.
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed scores HumanEval: 75.0%, MGSM: 67.0%, MMLU: 64.9%, Global-MMLU-Lite: 64.5%, MBPP: 63.6%. Hermes 3 70B scores MT-Bench: 89.9%, HellaSwag: 88.2%, BoolQ: 88.0%, PIQA: 84.4%, Winogrande: 83.2%.
Hermes 3 70B is 57.1x cheaper for input tokens. Gemma 3n E4B Instructed costs $20.00/M input and $40.00/M output via together. Hermes 3 70B costs $0.35/M input and $1.40/M output via deepinfra.
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed supports 32K 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 (32K vs 131K), input pricing ($20.00 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.
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed is developed by Google and Hermes 3 70B is developed by Nous Research.