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Hermes 4 70B vs GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Hermes 4 70B wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens

GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Supports vision
Price Advantage
Hermes 4 70B
Benchmark Advantage
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini
Context Window
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini
Speed
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureHermes 4 70BGPT-5.1-Codex-Mini
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyHermes 4 70BGPT-5.1-Codex-Mini
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorNousresearchOpenAI
ReleasedAug 2025Nov 2025

Hermes 4 70B Modalities

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Output
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GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini Modalities

Input
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Output
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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.
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 36.4, compared to Hermes 4 70B's score of 9.2.
Hermes 4 70B has a 131,072 token context window, while GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini has a 400,000 token context window.
Hermes 4 70B does not support vision. GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini supports vision.