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

Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Non-reasoning)vsHermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)

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

NVIDIA

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

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

Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)

Input
$0.13/M
Output
$0.4/M
Speed
81 tok/s
TTFT
0.58s

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 (2-10)
Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

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

Speed Comparison

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

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
14.616.0
Coding Index
10.514.4
Math Index
8.068.7
GPQA Diamond
48.1%69.9%
MMLU-Pro
69.2%81.1%
LiveCodeBench
29.0%65.3%
AIME 2025
8.0%68.7%
MATH-500
77.0%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.3%7.9%
SciCode
23.8%34.1%
IFBench
32.9%31.3%
TerminalBench
3.8%4.5%
Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Non-reasoning)2 wins
10 winsHermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Non-reasoning) or Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (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. Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Non-reasoning) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.23s vs 0.58s).

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