Is Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 405b or DeepSeek V4 Pro cheaper?

Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 405b is cheaper on output tokens ($3.00 vs $3.30 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 405b or DeepSeek V4 Pro?

DeepSeek V4 Pro has the larger context window (1M tokens).

Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 405b vs DeepSeek V4 Pro

Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 405b is cheaper on output tokens, while DeepSeek V4 Pro offers a larger context window. Choose Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 405b or DeepSeek V4 Pro based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 405b	DeepSeek V4 Pro
Provider	Venice AI	Venice AI
Input / 1M tokens	$1.10	$1.65
Output / 1M tokens	$3.00	$3.30
Context window	128K	1M
Parameters	—	1.6T
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Sep 2025	Apr 2026

Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 405b details →DeepSeek V4 Pro details →

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