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

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

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

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Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.13/M
Output
$0.4/M
Speed
79 tok/s
TTFT
0.56s
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Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning)

Input
$0.13/M
Output
$0.4/M
Speed
TTFT

Winner by Category

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

Pricing Comparison

MetricHermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Non-reasoning)Gemma 4 26B A4B (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 (Non-reasoning)$0.17
Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning)$0.17

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Non-reasoning)
79 tok/s
Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning)
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Non-reasoning)
0.56s
Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning)

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
12.631.2
Coding Index
9.222.4
Math Index
11.3
GPQA Diamond
49.1%79.2%
MMLU-Pro
66.4%
LiveCodeBench
26.9%
AIME 2025
11.3%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
3.6%18.3%
SciCode
27.7%40.0%
IFBench
29.0%72.4%
TerminalBench
0.0%13.6%
Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Non-reasoning)4 wins
7 winsGemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Non-reasoning) or Gemma 4 26B A4B (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 (Reasoning) wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 4 for Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (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 (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 79 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. However, Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning) has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 0.56s).

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

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