Tier
Moderate
Headquarters
Distributed
Founded
2023
Flagship
Hermes
Models tracked
7
Artificial Analysis
Top intelligence
10.0
Artificial Analysis Index
Cheapest model
$0.00
blended /1M
Fastest output
95
tokens / sec
Flagship Model
Nous Research’s top-scoring model on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index.
Most intelligent model
Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)
Released 2025-08-27
Intelligence
10.0
Coding
—
Math
68.7
In $/1M
$0.13
Out $/1M
$0.40
Speed t/s
95
Benchmark breakdown
Models & benchmarks
Every Nous Research model on file — intelligence, coding, price, and speed.
| Model | Released | Intel | Coding | Math | In $/1M | Out $/1M | Speed t/s | Latency s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning) | 2025-08-27 | 10.0 | — | 68.7 | $0.13 | $0.40 | 95 | 0.56 |
| Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 405B (Reasoning) | 2025-08-27 | 9.0 | — | 69.7 | $1.00 | $3.00 | 36 | 0.74 |
| Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 405B (Non-reasoning) | 2025-08-27 | 8.8 | — | 15.3 | $1.00 | $3.00 | 30 | 0.73 |
| Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Non-reasoning) | 2025-08-27 | 6.9 | — | 11.3 | $0.13 | $0.40 | 90 | 0.60 |
| DeepHermes 3 - Mistral 24B Preview (Non-reasoning) | 2025-03-13 | 5.3 | — | — | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Hermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70B | 2024-08-15 | 5.1 | — | — | $0.70 | $0.70 | 0 | 0.00 |
| DeepHermes 3 - Llama-3.1 8B Preview (Non-reasoning) | 2025-02-13 | 2.3 | — | — | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
Trajectory
Nous Research’s model releases over time, by intelligence.
House strengths
Where Nous Research’s lineup over-indexes, averaged across its models.
Capability profile
Best value
Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)
Most intelligence per dollar — 10.0 index at $0.20/1M blended.
51 index points per $1
Governance
Nous Research’s license posture and openness across its lineup.
Open weight
1
of 1 models
Proprietary
0
of 1 models
Commercial-OK
1
license permits
Modalities
Text
Via LLM Stats