Compare/Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning) vs Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning)

Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)vsGemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning)

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

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Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)

Input
$0.13/M
Output
$0.4/M
Speed
71 tok/s
TTFT
0.61s
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Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.13/M
Output
$0.4/M
Speed
65 tok/s
TTFT
0.69s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)
Lower Latency
Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)
Benchmarks (4-7)
Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricHermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.13$0.13
Output ($/M tokens)$0.4$0.4
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)$0.17
Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning)$0.17

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)
71 tok/s
Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning)
65 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)
0.61s
Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning)
0.69s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
16.027.1
Coding Index
14.429.1
Math Index
68.7
GPQA Diamond
69.9%71.4%
MMLU-Pro
81.1%
LiveCodeBench
65.3%
AIME 2025
68.7%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
7.9%10.7%
SciCode
34.1%37.3%
IFBench
31.3%45.4%
TerminalBench
4.5%25.0%
Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)4 wins
7 winsGemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning) or Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning)?

Both models have similar pricing. Check the detailed breakdown above for input vs output token costs.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning) wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 4 for Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning) generates tokens faster at 71 tok/s vs 65 tok/s. Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.61s vs 0.69s).

When should I use Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning) vs Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.