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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Hermes 3 70B Instruct vs Qwen Plus

Qwen Plus comes out ahead, 54 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

    Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen Plus

    Released Jan 25, 2024

    54/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.40 / $1.20
    • Context1M
    Full specs Remove Qwen Plus

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01 — Verdict

Qwen Plus is our pick

Qwen Plus is the better all-round choice, scoring 54/100 against Hermes 3 70B Instruct (32). 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 priceQwen PlusQwen Plus $0.60 · Hermes 3 70B Instruct $0.70 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextQwen PlusQwen Plus 1,000,000 · Hermes 3 70B Instruct 131,072 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsHermes 3 70B Instruct: Text · Qwen Plus: Text
  • Self-hostingHermes 3 70B InstructPublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightHermes 3 70B InstructQwen Plus
Price50%5558
Inputs & features30%045
Context window20%2560
Overall100%32/10054/100

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 specifications side by side
SpecificationHermes 3 70B InstructNous ResearchQwen PlusAlibaba (Qwen)
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.70$0.40 (best)
Output$0.70 (best)$1.20
Cached input—$0.08
Blended (3:1)$0.70$0.60 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateOver 256K: $1.20 / $3.60
Price sourceMedian of 5 providersOfficial Alibaba API
Limits
Context window131,072 tokens1,000,000 tokens (best)
Max output16,384 tokens32,768 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoYes
Tool callingNoYes
Structured outputNoYes
Availability
WeightsOpenProprietary
API model ID—qwen-plus
API providers510 (best)
ReleasedAug 18, 2024Jan 25, 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$6.40
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Hermes 3 70B Instruct or Qwen Plus?

Qwen Plus is the better all-round choice, scoring 54/100 against Hermes 3 70B Instruct (32). 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 3 70B Instruct or Qwen Plus?

Qwen Plus is cheaper at $0.40 input / $1.20 output per million tokens (official Alibaba 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 $0.60 per million tokens for Qwen Plus versus $0.70 for Hermes 3 70B Instruct (1.2× 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 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 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?

Qwen Plus has the largest context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 131,072 for Hermes 3 70B Instruct. Maximum output per response: Hermes 3 70B Instruct up to 16,384, Qwen Plus up to 32,768 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Hermes 3 70B Instruct accepts text; Qwen Plus 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 is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Hermes 3 70B Instruct is the newest, released Aug 18, 2024. Qwen Plus came out Jan 25, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Hermes 3 70B Instruct Dec 31, 2023, Qwen Plus 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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