Qwen3 Coder Plus vs Hermes 4 405B
Too close to call on our weighted score (Qwen3 Coder Plus 37, Hermes 4 405B 35). The right pick depends on what you value most.
Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen3 Coder Plus
37/100- ECI—
- Price$1.00 / $5.00
- Context1.05M
Nous ResearchHermes 4 405B
35/100- ECI—
- Price$1.00 / $3.00
- Context131K
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Too close to call
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 1 points (Qwen3 Coder Plus 37/100, Hermes 4 405B 35/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Hermes 4 405B on price and Qwen3 Coder Plus for long inputs. 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 4 405BHermes 4 405B $1.50 · Qwen3 Coder Plus $2.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextQwen3 Coder PlusQwen3 Coder Plus 1,048,576 · Hermes 4 405B 131,072 tokens
- Widest inputsSame inputsQwen3 Coder Plus: Text · Hermes 4 405B: Text
- Self-hostingHermes 4 405BPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Qwen3 Coder Plus | Hermes 4 405B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 34 | 40 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 25 | 35 |
| Context window | 20% | 61 | 25 |
| Overall | 100% | 37/100 | 35/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Qwen3 Coder PlusAlibaba (Qwen) | Hermes 4 405BNous Research |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $1.00 | $1.00 |
| Output | $5.00 | $3.00 (best) |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $2.00 | $1.50 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Alibaba API | Median of 5 providers |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 1,048,576 tokens (best) | 131,072 tokens |
| Max output | 65,536 tokens | 117,964 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | No |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| API model ID | qwen3-coder-plus | — |
| API providers | 5 | 5 |
| Released | Jul 23, 2025 | Aug 26, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Apr 2025 | Aug 31, 2024 |
What would a month cost?
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- Qwen3 Coder Plus$20.00
- Hermes 4 405B$16.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Qwen3 Coder Plus or Hermes 4 405B?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 1 points (Qwen3 Coder Plus 37/100, Hermes 4 405B 35/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Hermes 4 405B on price and Qwen3 Coder Plus for long inputs. 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, Qwen3 Coder Plus or Hermes 4 405B?
Hermes 4 405B is cheaper at $1.00 input / $3.00 output per million tokens (median across 5 API providers). Qwen3 Coder Plus costs $1.00 input / $5.00 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $1.50 per million tokens for Hermes 4 405B versus $2.00 for Qwen3 Coder Plus (1.3× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Qwen3 Coder Plus has not been scored yet and Hermes 4 405B has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen3 Coder Plus and Hermes 4 405B yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen3 Coder Plus has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 131,072 for Hermes 4 405B. Maximum output per response: Qwen3 Coder Plus up to 65,536, Hermes 4 405B up to 117,964 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Qwen3 Coder Plus accepts text; Hermes 4 405B accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.
Are any of these open source?
Hermes 4 405B publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Qwen3 Coder Plus is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Hermes 4 405B is the newest, released Aug 26, 2025. Qwen3 Coder Plus came out Jul 23, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Qwen3 Coder Plus Apr 2025, Hermes 4 405B Aug 31, 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.
