Nous: Hermes 4 405B wins on more metrics (6 of 9), but the right pick depends on what you optimize for — see the breakdown below.
| Metric | Amazon: Nova Premier 1.0 | Nous: Hermes 4 405B |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence Index | 19.0✓ | 18.6 |
| Coding Index | 13.8 | 16.0✓ |
| GPQA Diamond | 57% | 73%✓ |
| Design Arena Elo | 880✓ | — |
| Speed (tokens/sec) | 27 | 35✓ |
| Latency | 391ms | 345ms✓ |
| Input price /M | $2.50 | $1.00✓ |
| Output price /M | $12.50 | $3.00✓ |
| Context window | 1M✓ | 131K |
| Capabilities | ToolsVision | ReasoningJSON |