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KAT-Coder-Pro V1 vs Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

KAT-Coder-Pro V1 wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math

Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Supports tool calls
Price Advantage
Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B
Benchmark Advantage
KAT-Coder-Pro V1
Context Window
KAT-Coder-Pro V1
Speed
KAT-Coder-Pro V1

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricKAT-Coder-Pro V1Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8BWinner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.21$0.14 Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B
Output (per 1M tokens)$0.83$0.14 Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B
Cache Read (per 1M)$41400.00N/A KAT-Coder-Pro V1
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B is 61% cheaper overall.

KAT-Coder-Pro V1 Providers

AtlasCloud $0.21 (Cheapest)
Novita $0.21 (Cheapest)
StreamLake $0.21 (Cheapest)

Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B Providers

Novita $0.14 (Cheapest)

Benchmark Comparison

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Benchmarks Compared
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KAT-Coder-Pro V1 Wins
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Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkKAT-Coder-Pro V1Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8BWinner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
36.122.1
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
18.3--
Math Index
Mathematical reasoning
94.7--
MMLU Pro
Academic knowledge
81.322.8
GPQA
Graduate-level science
76.45.7
LiveCodeBench
Competitive programming
74.7--
BBH
Big-Bench Hard
-30.7-
KAT-Coder-Pro V1 significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

KAT-Coder-Pro V1
256,000
tokens
Max output: 128,000 tokens
Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B
8,192
tokens
Max output: 8,192 tokens
KAT-Coder-Pro V1 has a 97% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricKAT-Coder-Pro V1Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8BWinner
Tokens/second58.3 tok/sN/A
Time to First Token1.79sN/A

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureKAT-Coder-Pro V1Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyKAT-Coder-Pro V1Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorKwaipilotNousresearch
ReleasedNov 2025May 2024

KAT-Coder-Pro V1 Modalities

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Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B Modalities

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Frequently Asked Questions

Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B has cheaper input pricing at $0.14/M tokens. Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B has cheaper output pricing at $0.14/M tokens.
KAT-Coder-Pro V1 scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 18.3, compared to Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B's score of N/A.
KAT-Coder-Pro V1 has a 256,000 token context window, while Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B has a 8,192 token context window.
KAT-Coder-Pro V1 does not support vision. Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B does not support vision.