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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B vs Qwen Plus Character (Japanese)

Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B comes out ahead, 51 to 27 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. Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen Plus Character (Japanese)

    Released Jan 2024

    27/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.50 / $1.40
    • Context8K
    Full specs Remove Qwen Plus Character (Japanese)

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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 Qwen Plus Character (Japanese) (27). It leads on price and inputs & features. 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 · Qwen Plus Character (Japanese) $0.725 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextAbout the sameHermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B 8,192 · Qwen Plus Character (Japanese) 8,192 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsHermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B: Text · Qwen Plus Character (Japanese): Text
  • Self-hostingHermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8BPublishes downloadable weights (Llama 3 Community License)
How the score is built
MeasureWeightHermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8BQwen Plus Character (Japanese)
Price50%8754
Inputs & features30%250
Context window20%00
Overall100%51/10027/100

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 Qwen Plus Character (Japanese) specifications side by side
SpecificationHermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8BNous ResearchQwen Plus Character (Japanese)Alibaba (Qwen)
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.14 (best)$0.50
Output$0.14 (best)$1.40
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.14 (best)$0.725
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 2 providersOfficial Alibaba API
Limits
Context window8,192 tokens8,192 tokens
Max output8,192 tokens (best)512 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoNo
Tool callingYesNo
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenLlama 3 Community LicenseProprietary
API model ID—qwen-plus-character-ja
API providers2 (best)1
ReleasedApr 30, 2024Jan 2024
Knowledge cutoff—Apr 2024
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B$1.68
  • Qwen Plus Character (Japanese)$7.80
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B or Qwen Plus Character (Japanese)?

Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B is the better all-round choice, scoring 51/100 against Qwen Plus Character (Japanese) (27). It leads on price and inputs & features. 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 Qwen Plus Character (Japanese)?

Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B is cheaper at $0.14 input / $0.14 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers). Qwen Plus Character (Japanese) costs $0.50 input / $1.40 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). 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 $0.725 for Qwen Plus Character (Japanese) (5.2× 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 Qwen Plus Character (Japanese) 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 Qwen Plus Character (Japanese) yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that Qwen Plus Character (Japanese) does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.

Which has the bigger context window?

Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B and Qwen Plus Character (Japanese) share the same 8,192-token context window. Maximum output per response: Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B up to 8,192, Qwen Plus Character (Japanese) up to 512 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B accepts text; Qwen Plus Character (Japanese) accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.

Are any of these open source?

Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B publishes its weights (Llama 3 Community License) and can be self-hosted; Qwen Plus Character (Japanese) is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B is the newest, released Apr 30, 2024. Qwen Plus Character (Japanese) came out Jan 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Qwen Plus Character (Japanese) Apr 2024.

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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