Head to head
Hermes 4 70BvsLlama 3.1 70B Instruct
For tasks, about a month.
Verdict · measured basis
Hermes 4 70B costs $0.0001 per solved task against
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct at $0.0005 — ▼ 4.2x cheaper.
Over 200 tasks that is $0.08 a month.
On output token price alone Hermes 4 70B looks 1.0x cheaper. The ranking holds, but the margin changes.
Verified pricing, pass rate and cost per solved task for Hermes 4 70B and Llama 3.1 70B Instruct| Figure | Hermes 4 70B | Llama 3.1 70B Instruct |
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| Input $/Mtok | $0.13 | $0.4 |
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| Output $/Mtok | $0.4 | $0.4 |
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| Cached input $/Mtok | $0.13 | $0.4 |
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| Pass rate | 58% | 50% |
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| Cost per solved task | $0.0001measured | $0.0005measured |
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| Cost per month | $0.03 | $0.11 |
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Cost per month against tasks per month · drag the marker
Solid measured · dashed modeled · dotted stale. The gap is the verdict.
Solvency Bench (solvency.dev) — first-party measurement · verified 2026-08-26 · prices from each provider's pricing page; measured rows ignore the tier · Methodology · All models at these settings