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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Aya Expanse 32B vs Hermes 3 70B Instruct

Too close to call on our weighted score (Hermes 3 70B Instruct 32, Aya Expanse 32B 32). The right pick depends on what you value most.

  1. Cohere

    Aya Expanse 32B

    Released Oct 24, 2024

    32/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.50 / $1.50
    • Context128K
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  2. Nous Research

    Hermes 3 70B Instruct

    Released Aug 18, 2024

    32/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.70 / $0.70
    • Context131K
    Full specs Remove Hermes 3 70B Instruct

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01 — Verdict

Too close to call

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within a point (Hermes 3 70B Instruct 32/100, Aya Expanse 32B 32/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Hermes 3 70B Instruct on price and Hermes 3 70B Instruct for long inputs. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

  • CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
  • Lowest priceHermes 3 70B InstructHermes 3 70B Instruct $0.70 · Aya Expanse 32B $0.75 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextHermes 3 70B InstructHermes 3 70B Instruct 131,072 · Aya Expanse 32B 128,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsAya Expanse 32B: Text · Hermes 3 70B Instruct: Text
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightAya Expanse 32BHermes 3 70B Instruct
Price50%5355
Inputs & features30%00
Context window20%2425
Overall100%32/10032/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Aya Expanse 32B vs Hermes 3 70B Instruct specifications side by side
SpecificationAya Expanse 32BCohereHermes 3 70B InstructNous Research
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.50 (best)$0.70
Output$1.50$0.70 (best)
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.75$0.70 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Cohere APIMedian of 5 providers
Limits
Context window128,000 tokens131,072 tokens (best)
Max output4,000 tokens16,384 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoNo
Tool callingNoNo
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenCC-BY-NC-4.0Open
API model IDc4ai-aya-expanse-32b—
API providers25 (best)
ReleasedOct 24, 2024Aug 18, 2024
Knowledge cutoff—Dec 31, 2023
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Aya Expanse 32B$8.00
  • Hermes 3 70B Instruct$8.40
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Aya Expanse 32B or Hermes 3 70B Instruct?

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within a point (Hermes 3 70B Instruct 32/100, Aya Expanse 32B 32/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Hermes 3 70B Instruct on price and Hermes 3 70B Instruct for long inputs. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, Aya Expanse 32B or Hermes 3 70B Instruct?

Hermes 3 70B Instruct is cheaper at $0.70 input / $0.70 output per million tokens (median across 5 API providers). Aya Expanse 32B costs $0.50 input / $1.50 output per million tokens (official Cohere API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.70 per million tokens for Hermes 3 70B Instruct versus $0.75 for Aya Expanse 32B (1.1× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Aya Expanse 32B has not been scored yet and Hermes 3 70B Instruct has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Aya Expanse 32B and Hermes 3 70B Instruct yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that Aya Expanse 32B and Hermes 3 70B Instruct does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.

Which has the bigger context window?

Hermes 3 70B Instruct has the largest context window at 131,072 tokens, against 128,000 for Aya Expanse 32B. Maximum output per response: Aya Expanse 32B up to 4,000, Hermes 3 70B Instruct up to 16,384 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Aya Expanse 32B accepts text; Hermes 3 70B Instruct accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, both publish their weights (CC-BY-NC-4.0), so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

Aya Expanse 32B is the newest, released Oct 24, 2024. Hermes 3 70B Instruct came out Aug 18, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Hermes 3 70B Instruct Dec 31, 2023.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.

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