Compare/Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning) vs Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Non-reasoning)

Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)vsLlama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (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
81 tok/s
TTFT
0.58s
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Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.1/M
Output
$0.4/M
Speed
51 tok/s
TTFT
0.23s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Non-reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)
Lower Latency
Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Non-reasoning)
Benchmarks (10-2)
Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricHermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Non-reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.13$0.1
Output ($/M tokens)$0.4$0.4
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)$0.17
Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Non-reasoning)$0.14

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)
81 tok/s
Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Non-reasoning)
51 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)
0.58s
Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Non-reasoning)
0.23s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
16.014.6
Coding Index
14.410.5
Math Index
68.78.0
GPQA Diamond
69.9%48.1%
MMLU-Pro
81.1%69.2%
LiveCodeBench
65.3%29.0%
AIME 2025
68.7%8.0%
MATH-500
77.0%
Humanity's Last Exam
7.9%4.3%
SciCode
34.1%23.8%
IFBench
31.3%32.9%
TerminalBench
4.5%3.8%
Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)10 wins
2 winsLlama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Non-reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning) or Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Non-reasoning)?

Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Non-reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.17/M tokens vs $0.20/M for Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning) wins 10 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 2 for Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Non-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 81 tok/s vs 51 tok/s. However, Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Non-reasoning) has lower time-to-first-token (0.23s vs 0.58s).

When should I use Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning) vs Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Non-reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Non-reasoning) for lower cost, Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (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.