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Hermes 3 70B vs Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct leads the LLM Stats Score 20.4 to 4.1.

Nous Research · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct leads the overall LLM Stats Score 20.4 to 4.1, ranking #193 overall.

In the 3 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct wins 3; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Hermes 3 70B

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.70/M input and $0.70/M output

Choose Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

  • overall performance matters — it scores 20.4 and ranks #193 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 3 of 3 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2025

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Hermes 3 70B
Nous Research
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
4.1
#302
20.4
#193
Reasoning
1.4
#311
19.3
#199
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 3
3 of 3
Input price
$0.70 / M
— / M
Output price
$0.70 / M
— / M
Context window
131,072
—

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
Hermes 3 70B
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct
Math
-1.1#300
19.5#166
Finance
3.2#179
21.7#75
Legal
4.3#164
20.7#66
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

17 reported for Hermes 3 70B · 45 for Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

3 shared

Hermes 3 70B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct is better at 3 benchmarks (GPQA, MMLU, MMLU-Pro).

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Thu Sep 10 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

37.0B diff

Hermes 3 70B has 37.0B more parameters than Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct, making it 112.1% larger.

Nous Research
Hermes 3 70B
70.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct
33.0Bparameters
70.0B
Hermes 3 70B
33.0B
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

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 (131,072 tokens).

Nous Research
Hermes 3 70B
Input131,072 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Thu Sep 10 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas Hermes 3 70B does not.

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Hermes 3 70B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under Apache 2.0.

Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.

Hermes 3 70B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Hermes 3 70B was released on 2024-08-15, while Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct was released on 2025-09-22.

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct is 13 months newer than Hermes 3 70B.

Hermes 3 70B

Aug 15, 2024

2.1 years ago

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Sep 22, 2025

11 months ago

1.1yr newer

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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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Hermes 3 70B and Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Hermes 3 70B
✓ Preferred
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct
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FAQ

Common questions about Hermes 3 70B vs Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct.

Which is better, Hermes 3 70B or Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct?

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct leads the LLM Stats Score 20.4 to 4.1. Hermes 3 70B is made by Nous Research and Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Hermes 3 70B compare to Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct in benchmarks?

Hermes 3 70B scores MT-Bench: 89.9%, HellaSwag: 88.2%, BoolQ: 88.0%, PIQA: 84.4%, Winogrande: 83.2%. Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct scores DocVQAtest: 96.9%, ScreenSpot: 95.8%, CharXiv-D: 90.5%, MMLU-Redux: 89.8%, AI2D: 89.5%.

What are the context window sizes for Hermes 3 70B and Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct?

Hermes 3 70B supports 131K tokens and Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Hermes 3 70B and Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (4.1 vs 20.4), multimodal support (no vs yes). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Hermes 3 70B and Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct?

Hermes 3 70B is developed by Nous Research and Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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