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Hermes 3 70B Instruct vs Qwen3.5 397B A17B

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Hermes 3 70B Instruct wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens

Qwen3.5 397B A17B wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Supports vision
Price Advantage
Hermes 3 70B Instruct
Benchmark Advantage
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Context Window
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Speed
Qwen3.5 397B A17B

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureHermes 3 70B InstructQwen3.5 397B A17B
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyHermes 3 70B InstructQwen3.5 397B A17B
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorNousresearchQwen
ReleasedAug 2024Feb 2026

Hermes 3 70B Instruct Modalities

Input
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Output
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Qwen3.5 397B A17B Modalities

Input
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Output
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Frequently Asked Questions

Hermes 3 70B Instruct has cheaper input pricing at $0.30/M tokens. Hermes 3 70B Instruct has cheaper output pricing at $0.30/M tokens.
Hermes 3 70B Instruct has a 65,536 token context window, while Qwen3.5 397B A17B has a 262,144 token context window.
Hermes 3 70B Instruct does not support vision. Qwen3.5 397B A17B supports vision.