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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B vs Apertus 70B

Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B comes out ahead, 51 to 32 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Our pick

    Nous Research

    Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B

    Released Apr 30, 2024

    51/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.14 / $0.14
    • Context8K
    Full specs Remove Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B

  2. Swiss AI

    Apertus 70B

    Released Sep 2, 2025

    32/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.82 / $2.42
    • Context66K
    Full specs Remove Apertus 70B

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01 — Verdict

Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B is our pick

Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B is the better all-round choice, scoring 51/100 against Apertus 70B (32). It leads on price. Apertus 70B wins on context window. 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 2 Pro Llama 3 8BHermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B $0.14 · Apertus 70B $1.22 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextApertus 70BApertus 70B 65,536 · Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B 8,192 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsHermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B: Text · Apertus 70B: Text
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightHermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8BApertus 70B
Price50%8744
Inputs & features30%2525
Context window20%012
Overall100%51/10032/100

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.

Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B vs Apertus 70B specifications side by side
SpecificationHermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8BNous ResearchApertus 70BSwiss AI
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.14 (best)$0.82
Output$0.14 (best)$2.42
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.14 (best)$1.22
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 2 providersMedian of 3 providers
Limits
Context window8,192 tokens65,536 tokens (best)
Max output8,192 tokens8,192 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoNo
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenLlama 3 Community LicenseOpenApache-2.0
API model ID——
API providers23 (best)
ReleasedApr 30, 2024Sep 2, 2025
Knowledge cutoff—Sep 2025
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B$1.68
  • Apertus 70B$13.04
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B or Apertus 70B?

Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B is the better all-round choice, scoring 51/100 against Apertus 70B (32). It leads on price. Apertus 70B wins on context window. 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, Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B or Apertus 70B?

Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B is cheaper at $0.14 input / $0.14 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers). Apertus 70B costs $0.82 input / $2.42 output per million tokens (median across 3 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.14 per million tokens for Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B versus $1.22 for Apertus 70B (8.7× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B has not been scored yet and Apertus 70B has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B and Apertus 70B yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Apertus 70B has the largest context window at 65,536 tokens, against 8,192 for Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B. Maximum output per response: Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B up to 8,192, Apertus 70B up to 8,192 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B accepts text; Apertus 70B accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, both publish their weights (Llama 3 Community License and Apache-2.0), so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

Apertus 70B is the newest, released Sep 2, 2025. Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B came out Apr 30, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Apertus 70B Sep 2025.

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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