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Llama Guard 3 8B vs Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Llama Guard 3 8B wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window

Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B wins:

  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Supports tool calls
Price Advantage
Llama Guard 3 8B
Benchmark Advantage
Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B
Context Window
Llama Guard 3 8B
Speed
N/A

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricLlama Guard 3 8BHermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8BWinner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.02$0.14 Llama Guard 3 8B
Output (per 1M tokens)$0.06$0.14 Llama Guard 3 8B
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, Llama Guard 3 8B is 79% cheaper overall.

Llama Guard 3 8B Providers

Nebius $0.02 (Cheapest)
Groq $0.20
Cloudflare $0.48

Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B Providers

Novita $0.14 (Cheapest)

Benchmark Comparison

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Llama Guard 3 8B Wins
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Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkLlama Guard 3 8BHermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8BWinner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
-22.1-
MMLU Pro
Academic knowledge
-22.8-
GPQA
Graduate-level science
-5.7-
BBH
Big-Bench Hard
-30.7-
Both models show comparable benchmark performance.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

Llama Guard 3 8B
131,072
tokens
Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B
8,192
tokens
Max output: 8,192 tokens
Llama Guard 3 8B has a 94% larger context window.

Speed Performance

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Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureLlama Guard 3 8BHermes 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

PropertyLlama Guard 3 8BHermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorMeta-llamaNousresearch
ReleasedFeb 2025May 2024

Llama Guard 3 8B Modalities

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Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B Modalities

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Frequently Asked Questions

Llama Guard 3 8B has cheaper input pricing at $0.02/M tokens. Llama Guard 3 8B has cheaper output pricing at $0.06/M tokens.
Llama Guard 3 8B scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of N/A, compared to Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B's score of N/A.
Llama Guard 3 8B has a 131,072 token context window, while Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B has a 8,192 token context window.
Llama Guard 3 8B does not support vision. Hermes 2 Pro - Llama-3 8B does not support vision.