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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Hermes 3 70B Instruct vs Command R

Command R comes out ahead, 52 to 32 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. 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
  2. Our pick

    Cohere

    Command R

    Released Aug 30, 2024

    52/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.15 / $0.60
    • Context128K
    Full specs Remove Command R

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01 — Verdict

Command R is our pick

Command R is the better all-round choice, scoring 52/100 against Hermes 3 70B Instruct (32). 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 priceCommand RCommand R $0.263 · Hermes 3 70B Instruct $0.70 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextHermes 3 70B InstructHermes 3 70B Instruct 131,072 · Command R 128,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsHermes 3 70B Instruct: Text · Command R: Text
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightHermes 3 70B InstructCommand R
Price50%5574
Inputs & features30%035
Context window20%2524
Overall100%32/10052/100

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 3 70B Instruct vs Command R specifications side by side
SpecificationHermes 3 70B InstructNous ResearchCommand RCohere
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.70$0.15 (best)
Output$0.70$0.60 (best)
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.70$0.263 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 5 providersOfficial Cohere API
Limits
Context window131,072 tokens (best)128,000 tokens
Max output16,384 tokens (best)4,000 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoNo
Tool callingNoYes
Structured outputNoYes
Availability
WeightsOpenOpen
API model ID—command-r-08-2024
API providers56 (best)
ReleasedAug 18, 2024Aug 30, 2024
Knowledge cutoffDec 31, 2023Jun 1, 2024
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 3 70B Instruct$8.40
  • Command R$2.70
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Hermes 3 70B Instruct or Command R?

Command R is the better all-round choice, scoring 52/100 against Hermes 3 70B Instruct (32). 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 3 70B Instruct or Command R?

Command R is cheaper at $0.15 input / $0.60 output per million tokens (official Cohere API price). Hermes 3 70B Instruct costs $0.70 input / $0.70 output per million tokens (median across 5 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.263 per million tokens for Command R versus $0.70 for Hermes 3 70B Instruct (2.7× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

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

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Hermes 3 70B Instruct and Command R yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that 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 Command R. Maximum output per response: Hermes 3 70B Instruct up to 16,384, Command R up to 4,000 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Hermes 3 70B Instruct accepts text; Command R accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, both publish their weights, so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

Command R is the newest, released Aug 30, 2024. Hermes 3 70B Instruct came out Aug 18, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Hermes 3 70B Instruct Dec 31, 2023, Command R Jun 1, 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.

05 — Keep comparing

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