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Hermes 3 70B vs Qwen4-Max-Preview

Comparing Hermes 3 70B and Qwen4-Max-Preview across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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

Which is better?

Hermes 3 70B and Qwen4-Max-Preview trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.

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

Choose Hermes 3 70B

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose Qwen4-Max-Preview

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Nov 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Hermes 3 70B
Nous Research
Qwen4-Max-Preview
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Benchmark wins
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—
Input price
$0.70 / M
— / M
Output price
$0.70 / M
— / M
Context window
131,072
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Individual benchmarks

17 reported for Hermes 3 70B · 0 for Qwen4-Max-Preview

No common benchmarks found

Hermes 3 70B and Qwen4-Max-Previewdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

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
Qwen4-Max-Preview
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Fri Nov 13 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Qwen4-Max-Preview supports multimodal inputs, whereas Hermes 3 70B does not.

Qwen4-Max-Preview can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Hermes 3 70B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen4-Max-Preview

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Hermes 3 70B is licensed under Apache 2.0, while Qwen4-Max-Preview uses a proprietary license.

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

Hermes 3 70B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Qwen4-Max-Preview

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Hermes 3 70B was released on 2024-08-15, while Qwen4-Max-Preview was released on 2026-11-11.

Qwen4-Max-Preview is 27 months newer than Hermes 3 70B.

Hermes 3 70B

Aug 15, 2024

2.2 years ago

Qwen4-Max-Preview

Nov 11, 2026

1 days ago

2.2yr 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

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Hermes 3 70B and Qwen4-Max-Preview side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Hermes 3 70B
✓ Preferred
Qwen4-Max-Preview
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FAQ

Common questions about Hermes 3 70B vs Qwen4-Max-Preview.

Which is better, Hermes 3 70B or Qwen4-Max-Preview?

Hermes 3 70B (Nous Research) and Qwen4-Max-Preview (Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does Hermes 3 70B compare to Qwen4-Max-Preview in benchmarks?

Hermes 3 70B scores MT-Bench: 89.9%, HellaSwag: 88.2%, BoolQ: 88.0%, PIQA: 84.4%, Winogrande: 83.2%.

What are the context window sizes for Hermes 3 70B and Qwen4-Max-Preview?

Hermes 3 70B supports 131K tokens and Qwen4-Max-Preview 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 Qwen4-Max-Preview?

Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (Apache 2.0 vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Hermes 3 70B and Qwen4-Max-Preview?

Hermes 3 70B is developed by Nous Research and Qwen4-Max-Preview is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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