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Hermes 3 70B

The 70B of the same tune, at 30% less per million. Keeps the steerability the 405B is chosen for and gives up depth on the hardest reasoning, which is the trade most persona and agent workloads are happy to make.

Modalities

Text → Text

Input

$0.945 /1M

Output

$0.945 /1M

Context

131K

Speed

fast

Pricing

Pay per token. Cached input is billed at 10% of the input rate.

$0.945 /1M input$0.945 /1M output
Hobby10 req/day · 2K in / 500 out
~$0.71/mo
Production1,000 req/day · 2K in / 500 out
~$70.88/mo
Scale20,000 req/day · 2K in / 500 out
~$1,418/mo
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Estimated monthly cost

$70.88

$2.36 / day on Hermes 3 70B

Same workload on:

Hermes 3 405B$101+43%
Llama 4 Maverick$32.40-54%

Estimates use list pricing. Actual bills depend on real token counts — every response includes its exact cost.

How it compares

Against the peers people actually weigh it against.

SpecHermes 3 70BHermes 3 405BLlama 4 Maverick
Input /1M$0.945$1.35$0.27
Output /1M$0.945$1.35$1.08
Context131K131K1M
ToolsYesYesYes
ReasoningNoNoNo
Speedfastmediumfast

Quick start

Up and running in under two minutes.

  1. 1

    Create an API key

    Sign up and grab a key from the dashboard — $0.50 free credit, no card required.

    Get API key →
  2. 2

    Make your first request

    Drop in your key and send a chat completion — fully OpenAI-compatible.

    curl https://kymaapi.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "hermes-3-70b",
    "messages": [
      {"role": "user", "content": "Explain prompt caching in one paragraph."}
    ]
  }'
  3. 3

    Stream responses

    Add "stream": true to receive tokens as they arrive.

    curl https://kymaapi.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "hermes-3-70b",
    "stream": true,
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'

FAQ

Common questions about this model.

What is the context window of Hermes 3 70B?

Hermes 3 70B has a 131K-token context window — roughly 193 pages of text in a single request.

How much does the Hermes 3 70B API cost?

$0.945 per 1M input tokens and $0.945 per 1M output tokens. No subscription; you pay only for what you use.

Does Hermes 3 70B support function calling?

Yes — Hermes 3 70B supports tool/function calling and structured outputs (JSON mode), so it works with agent frameworks out of the box.

How do I use Hermes 3 70B?

Kyma is OpenAI-compatible: point your SDK's base URL at https://kymaapi.com/v1, use your Kyma API key, and set the model to hermes-3-70b. Signing up is free and includes $0.50 of credit — no card required.

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