Head to head
Hermes 4 70BvsMinistral 8B
For tasks, about a month.
Verdict · measured basis
Ministral 8B costs $0.0001 per solved task against
Hermes 4 70B at $0.0001 — ▼ 1.3x cheaper.
Over 200 tasks that is $0.01 a month.
On output token price alone Ministral 8B looks 3.6x cheaper. The ranking holds, but the margin changes.
Verified pricing, pass rate and cost per solved task for Hermes 4 70B and Ministral 8B| Figure | Hermes 4 70B | Ministral 8B |
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| Input $/Mtok | $0.13 | $0.11 |
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| Output $/Mtok | $0.4 | $0.11 |
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| Cached input $/Mtok | $0.13 | $0.11 |
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| Pass rate | 58% | 25% |
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| Cost per solved task | $0.0001measured | $0.0001measured |
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| Cost per month | $0.03 | $0.02 |
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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