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NHermes 4 405BOPEN

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Context window
131K
tokens
Input price
$1
per M tokens
Output price
$3
per M tokens
Provider
Nous Research

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Benchmarks & performance

Independent benchmark scores for Hermes 4 405B, measured by Artificial Analysis. Higher is better. Measurement mode: Non-reasoning.

Intelligence index8.8
Math index15.3
GPQA53.6%
MMLU-Pro72.9%
Humanity's Last Exam4.2%
Long Context Reasoning20%
LiveCodeBench54.6%
SciCode34.6%
AIME 202515.3%
IFBench34.8%
τ²-Bench26.6%
Terminal-Bench Hard9.8%
⚡ Speed30.1 tokens/sec
⏱ Latency0.73s to first token
💰 Blended price$1.5 / 1M tokens
📈 Value5.9 intelligence points per $
Benchmark data by Artificial Analysis

About this model

Hermes 4 405B is an open-weight AI model by Nous Research. You can download and self-host it for free; the prices below are hosted-API list prices, tracked hourly, for when you prefer convenience over self-hosting.

Frequently asked questions

What is Hermes 4 405B?

Hermes 4 405B is an AI language model from Nous Research. It is open-weight: you can download it and run it on your own hardware, for free. It scores 8.8 on the Artificial Analysis intelligence index.

Is Hermes 4 405B free?

The weights are free and open — you can self-host Hermes 4 405B and pay nothing per token. If you prefer a hosted API, list prices are $1 per million input tokens and $3 per million output tokens.

What is Hermes 4 405B good at?

Independent benchmarks from Artificial Analysis give it GPQA 53.6%, MMLU-Pro 72.9%, Humanity's Last Exam 4.2%, Long Context Reasoning 20%, LiveCodeBench 54.6%, SciCode 34.6%, AIME 2025 15.3%, IFBench 34.8%, τ²-Bench 26.6%, Terminal-Bench Hard 9.8%. It is particularly used for mathematical reasoning.

How fast is Hermes 4 405B?

It generates about 30.1 tokens per second, with a median 0.73s delay before the first token. Measured independently by Artificial Analysis.

Can I self-host Hermes 4 405B?

Yes. Hermes 4 405B has open weights, so you can download it and run it on your own GPU or server with tools like Ollama, vLLM or llama.cpp — with no per-token cost.

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