Head to head
Hermes 4 70BvsQwen3 8B
For tasks, about a month.
Verdict · measured basis
Hermes 4 70B costs $0.0001 per solved task against
Qwen3 8B at $0.0043 — ▼ 34x cheaper.
Over 200 tasks that is $0.84 a month.
On output token price alone Hermes 4 70B looks 1.1x cheaper. The ranking holds, but the margin changes.
Verified pricing, pass rate and cost per solved task for Hermes 4 70B and Qwen3 8B| Figure | Hermes 4 70B | Qwen3 8B |
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| Input $/Mtok | $0.13 | $0.117 |
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| Output $/Mtok | $0.4 | $0.455 |
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| Cached input $/Mtok | $0.13 | $0.117 |
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| Pass rate | 58% | 57% |
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| Cost per solved task | $0.0001measured | $0.0043measured |
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| Cost per month | $0.03 | $0.87 |
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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