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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B vs Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct

Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct comes out ahead, 64 to 51 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Nous Research

    Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B

    Released Apr 30, 2024

    51/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.14 / $0.14
    • Context8K
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  2. Our pick

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    Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct

    Released Sep 25, 2024

    64/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.055 / $0.345
    • Context128K
    Full specs Remove Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct

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01 — Verdict

Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct is our pick

Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct is the better all-round choice, scoring 64/100 against Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B (51). It leads on price, inputs & features and 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 priceLlama-3.2-11B-Vision-InstructLlama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct $0.128 · Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B $0.14 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextLlama-3.2-11B-Vision-InstructLlama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct 128,000 · Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B 8,192 tokens
  • Widest inputsLlama-3.2-11B-Vision-InstructHermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B: Text · Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct: Text, Images
  • 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 8BLlama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct
Price50%8788
Inputs & features30%2550
Context window20%024
Overall100%51/10064/100

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 Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct specifications side by side
SpecificationHermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8BNous ResearchLlama-3.2-11B-Vision-InstructMeta
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.14$0.055 (best)
Output$0.14 (best)$0.345
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.14$0.128 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 2 providersMedian of 3 providers
Limits
Context window8,192 tokens128,000 tokens (best)
Max output8,192 tokens (best)4,096 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoYes
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoNo
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenLlama 3 Community LicenseOpen
API model ID——
API providers24 (best)
ReleasedApr 30, 2024Sep 25, 2024
Knowledge cutoff—Dec 2023
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.

  • Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B$1.68
  • Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct$1.24
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B or Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct?

Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct is the better all-round choice, scoring 64/100 against Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B (51). It leads on price, inputs & features and 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 Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct?

Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct is cheaper at $0.055 input / $0.345 output per million tokens (median across 3 API providers). Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B costs $0.14 input / $0.14 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.128 per million tokens for Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct versus $0.14 for Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B (1.1× 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 Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct 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 Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct 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?

Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct has the largest context window at 128,000 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, Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct up to 4,096 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B accepts text; Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct accepts text and images. Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

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

Which is newer?

Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct is the newest, released Sep 25, 2024. Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B came out Apr 30, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct Dec 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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