Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 405B vs NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2: Release Comparison
Comparison of the Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 405B and NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 releases: 2 and 2 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 4 models.
- For intelligence, Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 405B and NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 tie at 7 (Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 405B (Reasoning) and NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Reasoning)).
- For output speed, NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 is fastest: NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Non-reasoning) at 159 t/s, against Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 405B (Non-reasoning) at 41 t/s for Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 405B.
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Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Humanity's Last Exam, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Terminal-Bench 4.0 · Higher is better
Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better
Further details
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| Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 405B (Reasoning) |  Nous Research | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1.2 | $1.00 | $3.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 40 | 2.46s | 52.39s | 64.88s | - | 406B | 128k | Aug 2025 | - | Yes | Supports: text | Supports: text |  | |||
| NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Reasoning) |  NVIDIA | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.1 | $0.04 | $0.16 | - | - | - | - | - | 115 | 8.28s | 25.61s | 29.94s | - | 9B | 131k | Aug 2025 | - | Yes | Supports: text | Supports: text |  | |||
| Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 405B (Non-reasoning) | Nous Research | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1.2 | $1.00 | $3.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 41 | 2.37s | 2.37s | 14.52s | - | 406B | 128k | Aug 2025 | - | No | Supports: text | Supports: text | | |||
| NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Non-reasoning) | NVIDIA | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.1 | $0.05 | $0.195 | - | - | - | - | - | 159 | 1.66s | 1.66s | 4.81s | - | 9B | 131k | Aug 2025 | - | No | Supports: text | Supports: text |  | |||