Compare/Hermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70B vs Devstral Small (Jul '25)

Hermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70BvsDevstral Small (Jul '25)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

Nous Research

Hermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70B

Input
$0.3/M
Output
$0.3/M
Speed
30 tok/s
TTFT
0.40s
Mistral

Devstral Small (Jul '25)

Input
$0.1/M
Output
$0.3/M
Speed
217 tok/s
TTFT
0.40s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Devstral Small (Jul '25)
Faster (tok/s)
Devstral Small (Jul '25)
Lower Latency
Hermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70B
Benchmarks (1-11)
Devstral Small (Jul '25)

Pricing Comparison

MetricHermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70BDevstral Small (Jul '25)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.3$0.1
Output ($/M tokens)$0.3$0.3
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Hermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70B$0.33
Devstral Small (Jul '25)$0.13

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Hermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70B
30 tok/s
Devstral Small (Jul '25)
217 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Hermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70B
0.40s
Devstral Small (Jul '25)
0.40s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
10.615.2
Coding Index
12.1
Math Index
29.3
GPQA Diamond
40.1%41.4%
MMLU-Pro
57.1%62.2%
LiveCodeBench
18.8%25.4%
AIME 2025
29.3%
MATH-500
53.8%63.5%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.1%3.7%
SciCode
23.1%24.3%
IFBench
34.6%
TerminalBench
6.1%
Hermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70B1 wins
11 winsDevstral Small (Jul '25)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Hermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70B or Devstral Small (Jul '25)?

Devstral Small (Jul '25) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.15/M tokens vs $0.30/M for Hermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70B.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Devstral Small (Jul '25) wins 11 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 for Hermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70B. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Devstral Small (Jul '25) generates tokens faster at 217 tok/s vs 30 tok/s. Hermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70B also has lower time-to-first-token (0.40s vs 0.40s).

When should I use Hermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70B vs Devstral Small (Jul '25)?

Choose based on your priorities: Devstral Small (Jul '25) for lower cost, Devstral Small (Jul '25) for stronger benchmark performance, and Devstral Small (Jul '25) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.