Hermes 3 70B Instruct pricing
$0.70 per 1M input tokens and $0.70 per 1M output tokens. In real work that is 0.12¢ per chat answer and 1.1¢ to summarize a 20-page PDF.
What Hermes 3 70B Instruct costs per task
Token counts estimated from a measured model of the same lab (Qwen3.8 Flash), rescaled by tokenizer. Reasoning tokens are billed as output.
| Task | Cost | Tokens used | Price rank | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Answer a chat question | 0.12¢$1.18 / 1,000 | 87 in · 683 out · 909 reasoning | 112 of 336 | estimated |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.07¢$0.70 / 1,000 | 323 in · 97 out · 587 reasoning | 135 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | ≥1.1¢$11.27 / 1,000 | 103 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 193 of 336 | estimated |
| Write 10 product descriptions | ≥1.1¢$11.44 / 1,000 | 342 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 219 of 336 | estimated |
| Translate 1,000 words | 0.19¢$1.87 / 1,000 | 1,375 in · 1,156 out · 136 reasoning | 97 of 336 | estimated |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.18¢$1.82 / 1,000 | 770 in · 665 out · 1,159 reasoning | 139 of 336 | estimated |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 1.1¢$10.96 / 1,000 | 13,015 in · 497 out · 2,141 reasoning | 194 of 336 | estimated |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.19¢$1.87 / 1,000 | 497 in · 556 out · 1,617 reasoning | 150 of 336 | estimated |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | ≥1.6¢$15.61 / 1,000 | 6,306 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 133 of 336 | estimated |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 0.46¢$4.62 / 1,000 | 3,721 in · 966 out · 1,912 reasoning | 165 of 336 | estimated |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 0.69¢$6.90 / 1,000 | 1,451 in · 529 out · 7,879 reasoning | 172 of 336 | estimated |
| Review 500 lines of code | ≥1.5¢$14.58 / 1,000 | 4,835 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 181 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a SQL query | 0.20¢$1.96 / 1,000 | 175 in · 401 out · 2,225 reasoning | 157 of 336 | estimated |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | $1.64$1,636 / 1,000 | 2,241,975 in · 15,030 out · 80,850 reasoning | 272 of 336 | modeled |
Price at every provider
List prices per 1M tokens (input / output) at each host serving Hermes 3 70B Instruct through OpenRouter today. Hosts can differ in quantization, context and speed.
| Provider | Input / output | Cached input | Context | Uptime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 DeepInfrafp8 | $0.70 / $0.70 | - | 131K | 100% |
Price history
First seen in our price history on Sep 5, 2024 at $0.40 input / $0.40 output. Since then the output price moved from $0.40 to $0.70 per 1M tokens (6 changes).
FAQ
How much does Hermes 3 70B Instruct cost?
Hermes 3 70B Instruct costs $0.70 per 1 million input tokens and $0.70 per 1 million output tokens (list price on Oct 18, 2026). In practice one chat answer costs about 0.12¢ and summarizing a 20-page PDF about 1.1¢.
Where is Hermes 3 70B Instruct cheapest?
Among 1 providers we track, the lowest list price today is at DeepInfra: $0.70 input and $0.70 output per 1M tokens.
Is the Hermes 3 70B Instruct cost per task measured or estimated?
Estimated: Hermes 3 70B Instruct was not run directly. Tokens come from Qwen3.8 Flash and are rescaled by the tokenizer of Nous Research. Real usage can differ.