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MiniMax M2.7 vs Hermes 4 70B

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

MiniMax M2.7 wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding

Hermes 4 70B wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Faster response time
  • Better at math
  • Has reasoning mode
Price Advantage
Hermes 4 70B
Benchmark Advantage
MiniMax M2.7
Context Window
MiniMax M2.7
Speed
Hermes 4 70B

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureMiniMax M2.7Hermes 4 70B
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyMiniMax M2.7Hermes 4 70B
LicenseProprietaryOpen Source
AuthorMinimaxNousresearch
ReleasedMar 2026Aug 2025

MiniMax M2.7 Modalities

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Hermes 4 70B Modalities

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Frequently Asked Questions

Hermes 4 70B has cheaper input pricing at $0.13/M tokens. Hermes 4 70B has cheaper output pricing at $0.40/M tokens.
MiniMax M2.7 scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 41.9, compared to Hermes 4 70B's score of 9.2.
MiniMax M2.7 has a 204,800 token context window, while Hermes 4 70B has a 131,072 token context window.