Model comparison
Nous: Hermes 4 70B vs Claude 4 Sonnet
Capability radar, value bars, and side-by-side posture.
Nous: Hermes 4 70B
Not scored
value score
Claude 4 Sonnet
91
value score
Nous: Hermes 4 70B ctx
—
Claude 4 Sonnet ctx
200K
Capability radar
Value · context · multimodal · openness · speed posture
Value head-to-head
- Claude 4 Sonnet91
Attribute tape
| Field | Nous: Hermes 4 70B | Claude 4 Sonnet |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Nous Research | Anthropic |
| Context | — | 200K |
| Modalities | Text, Code, Image | |
| Openness | — | Proprietary Model |
| Speed | — | Fast |
| Price | — | $3/1M in · $15/1M out |
| Value score | — | 91 |
| Summary | Hermes 4 70B is a 70-billion-parameter open-weight hybrid reasoning model from Nous Research, built on Meta-Llama-3.1-70B and fine-tuned for math, code, STEM, logic, and structured outputs. It supports toggleable chain-of-thought reasoning via explicit <think> traces as well as direct answering, with strong JSON schema adherence and function-calling capabilities for agentic workflows. | Balanced Claude model for coding and agents. |