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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Hermes 3 70B Instruct vs Qwen Plus Character (Japanese)

Hermes 3 70B Instruct comes out ahead, 32 to 27 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Our pick

    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. 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 3 70B Instruct is our pick

Hermes 3 70B Instruct is the better all-round choice, scoring 32/100 against Qwen Plus Character (Japanese) (27). It leads 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 3 70B InstructHermes 3 70B Instruct $0.70 · Qwen Plus Character (Japanese) $0.725 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextHermes 3 70B InstructHermes 3 70B Instruct 131,072 · Qwen Plus Character (Japanese) 8,192 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsHermes 3 70B Instruct: Text · Qwen Plus Character (Japanese): Text
  • Self-hostingHermes 3 70B InstructPublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightHermes 3 70B InstructQwen Plus Character (Japanese)
Price50%5554
Inputs & features30%00
Context window20%250
Overall100%32/10027/100

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 3 70B Instruct vs Qwen Plus Character (Japanese) specifications side by side
SpecificationHermes 3 70B InstructNous ResearchQwen Plus Character (Japanese)Alibaba (Qwen)
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.70$0.50 (best)
Output$0.70 (best)$1.40
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.70 (best)$0.725
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 5 providersOfficial Alibaba API
Limits
Context window131,072 tokens (best)8,192 tokens
Max output16,384 tokens (best)512 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoNo
Tool callingNoNo
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenProprietary
API model ID—qwen-plus-character-ja
API providers5 (best)1
ReleasedAug 18, 2024Jan 2024
Knowledge cutoffDec 31, 2023Apr 2024
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Hermes 3 70B Instruct$8.40
  • Qwen Plus Character (Japanese)$7.80
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Hermes 3 70B Instruct or Qwen Plus Character (Japanese)?

Hermes 3 70B Instruct is the better all-round choice, scoring 32/100 against Qwen Plus Character (Japanese) (27). It leads 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 3 70B Instruct or Qwen Plus Character (Japanese)?

Hermes 3 70B Instruct is cheaper at $0.70 input / $0.70 output per million tokens (median across 5 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 $0.70 per million tokens for Hermes 3 70B Instruct versus $0.725 for Qwen Plus Character (Japanese) (1× 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 Qwen Plus Character (Japanese) has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Hermes 3 70B Instruct 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 Hermes 3 70B Instruct and Qwen Plus Character (Japanese) 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 8,192 for Qwen Plus Character (Japanese). Maximum output per response: Hermes 3 70B Instruct up to 16,384, Qwen Plus Character (Japanese) up to 512 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Hermes 3 70B Instruct accepts text; Qwen Plus Character (Japanese) accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.

Are any of these open source?

Hermes 3 70B Instruct publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Qwen Plus Character (Japanese) is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Hermes 3 70B Instruct is the newest, released Aug 18, 2024. Qwen Plus Character (Japanese) came out Jan 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Hermes 3 70B Instruct Dec 31, 2023, 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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