Nous: Hermes 4 70B and Qwen: Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking are evenly matched; the right pick depends on your priorities.
| Metric | Nous: Hermes 4 70B | Qwen: Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence Index | 16.0 | 16.7✓ |
| Coding Index | 14.4✓ | 9.8 |
| GPQA Diamond | 70%✓ | 58% |
| Design Arena Elo | — | — |
| Speed (tokens/sec) | 72 | 129✓ |
| Latency | 268ms✓ | 502ms |
| Input price /M | $0.130 | $0.117✓ |
| Output price /M | $0.400✓ | $1.36 |
| Context window | 131K | 256K✓ |
| Capabilities | ReasoningJSON | ReasoningToolsJSONVision |