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

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

Input
$0.1/M
Output
$0.4/M
Speed
51 tok/s
TTFT
0.25s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning)
Benchmarks (0-12)
Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricHermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Non-reasoning)Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (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 (Non-reasoning)$0.17
Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning)$0.14

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Non-reasoning)
81 tok/s
Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning)
51 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Non-reasoning)
0.58s
Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning)
0.25s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
12.618.7
Coding Index
9.215.2
Math Index
11.376.7
GPQA Diamond
49.1%74.8%
MMLU-Pro
66.4%81.4%
LiveCodeBench
26.9%73.7%
AIME 2025
11.3%76.7%
MATH-500
98.3%
Humanity's Last Exam
3.6%6.8%
SciCode
27.7%34.8%
IFBench
29.0%37.0%
TerminalBench
0.0%5.3%
Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Non-reasoning)0 wins
12 winsLlama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (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 (Non-reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning) wins 12 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 0 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 81 tok/s vs 51 tok/s. However, Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning) has lower time-to-first-token (0.25s vs 0.58s).

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

Choose based on your priorities: Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning) for lower cost, Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (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.