Compare/Hermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70B vs Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning

Hermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70BvsNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning

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

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Hermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70B

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

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning

Input
$0.075/M
Output
$0.3/M
Speed
308 tok/s
TTFT
0.58s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning
Faster (tok/s)
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning
Lower Latency
Hermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70B
Benchmarks (3-7)
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning

Pricing Comparison

MetricHermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70BNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning
Input ($/M tokens)$0.3$0.075
Output ($/M tokens)$0.3$0.3
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Hermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70B$0.33
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning$0.10

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Hermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70B
30 tok/s
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning
308 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Hermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70B
0.40s
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning
0.58s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
10.621.4
Coding Index
14.8
Math Index
GPQA Diamond
40.1%46.9%
MMLU-Pro
57.1%
LiveCodeBench
18.8%
AIME 2025
MATH-500
53.8%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.1%5.3%
SciCode
23.1%27.8%
IFBench
63.2%
TerminalBench
8.3%
Hermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70B3 wins
7 winsNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Hermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70B or Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning?

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.13/M tokens vs $0.30/M for Hermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70B.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 3 for Hermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70B. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning generates tokens faster at 308 tok/s vs 30 tok/s. Hermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70B also has lower time-to-first-token (0.40s vs 0.58s).

When should I use Hermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70B vs Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning?

Choose based on your priorities: Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning for lower cost, Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning for stronger benchmark performance, and Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.