Hermes 3 70B Instruct vs Saba vs Solar Pro 2
Solar Pro 2 comes out ahead, 51 to 46 and 32 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
Nous ResearchHermes 3 70B Instruct
32/100- ECI—
- Price$0.70 / $0.70
- Context131K
Mistral AISaba
46/100- ECI—
- Price$0.20 / $0.60
- Context33K
- Our pick
UpstageSolar Pro 2
51/100- ECI—
- Price$0.25 / $0.25
- Context66K
Solar Pro 2 is our pick
Solar Pro 2 is the better all-round choice, scoring 51/100 against Saba (46) and Hermes 3 70B Instruct (32). It leads on price. Hermes 3 70B Instruct wins 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 priceSolar Pro 2Solar Pro 2 $0.25 · Saba $0.30 · Hermes 3 70B Instruct $0.70 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextHermes 3 70B InstructHermes 3 70B Instruct 131,072 · Solar Pro 2 65,536 · Saba 32,768 tokens
- Widest inputsSabaHermes 3 70B Instruct: Text · Saba: Text, PDFs · Solar Pro 2: Text
- Self-hostingHermes 3 70B InstructPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Hermes 3 70B Instruct | Saba | Solar Pro 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 55 | 72 | 75 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 0 | 35 | 35 |
| Context window | 20% | 25 | 0 | 12 |
| Overall | 100% | 32/100 | 46/100 | 51/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | Hermes 3 70B InstructNous Research | SabaMistral AI | Solar Pro 2Upstage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.70 | $0.20 (best) | $0.25 |
| Output | $0.70 | $0.60 | $0.25 (best) |
| Cached input | — | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.70 | $0.30 | $0.25 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 5 providers | Median of 4 providers | Official Upstage API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 131,072 tokens (best) | 32,768 tokens | 65,536 tokens |
| Max output | 16,384 tokens | 26,214 tokens (best) | 8,192 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | No | No |
| PDFs | No | Yes | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | No | Yesminimal · high |
| Tool calling | No | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API model ID | — | — | solar-pro2 |
| API providers | 5 (best) | 4 | 2 |
| Released | Aug 18, 2024 | Feb 17, 2025 | May 20, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2024 | Mar 2025 |
What would a month cost?
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- Hermes 3 70B Instruct$8.40
- Saba$3.20
- Solar Pro 2$3.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Hermes 3 70B Instruct, Saba or Solar Pro 2?
Solar Pro 2 is the better all-round choice, scoring 51/100 against Saba (46) and Hermes 3 70B Instruct (32). It leads on price. Hermes 3 70B Instruct wins 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, Saba or Solar Pro 2?
Solar Pro 2 is cheaper at $0.25 input / $0.25 output per million tokens (official Upstage API price). Saba costs $0.20 input / $0.60 output per million tokens (median across 4 API providers); 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 $0.25 per million tokens for Solar Pro 2 versus $0.30 for Saba (1.2× as much) and $0.70 for Hermes 3 70B Instruct (2.8× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Hermes 3 70B Instruct has not been scored yet, Saba has not been scored yet and Solar Pro 2 has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Hermes 3 70B Instruct, Saba and Solar Pro 2 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 65,536 for Solar Pro 2 and 32,768 for Saba. Maximum output per response: Hermes 3 70B Instruct up to 16,384, Saba up to 26,214, Solar Pro 2 up to 8,192 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Hermes 3 70B Instruct accepts text; Saba accepts text and PDFs; Solar Pro 2 accepts text. Saba handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Hermes 3 70B Instruct publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Saba and Solar Pro 2 is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Solar Pro 2 is the newest, released May 20, 2025. Saba came out Feb 17, 2025; Hermes 3 70B Instruct came out Aug 18, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Hermes 3 70B Instruct Dec 31, 2023, Saba Sep 30, 2024, Solar Pro 2 Mar 2025.
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.
