Hermes 3 405B Instruct vs o1-pro
Hermes 3 405B Instruct costs 600.0x less per output token than o1-pro ($1.00 vs $600.00 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $1.00
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $600.00
Hermes 3 405B Instruct or o1-pro: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Hermes 3 405B Instruct for output tokens 600.0x cheaper ($1.00 vs $600.00 per million).
No benchmark has tested both yet. Hermes 3 405B Instruct has none yet; o1-pro on AA Intelligence Index and ARC-AGI. Compare them on price and context instead.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only o1-pro has a AA Intelligence Index result, 12.4.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
o1-pro
o1-pro takes 200K tokens against 131K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Hermes 3 405B Instruct
Hermes 3 405B Instruct $0.0015, o1-pro $0.450 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Hermes 3 405B Instruct not benchmarked, o1-pro not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
- Widest single gap
- None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
- Output price
- Hermes 3 405B Instruct $1.00 against o1-pro $600.00 per million output tokens, 600.0x apart.
- Context window
- Hermes 3 405B Instruct takes 131K tokens, o1-pro 200K.
Benchmark by benchmark
Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Hermes 3 405B Instruct | o1-pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | Not measured | 12.4 | Only o1-pro measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Hermes 3 405B Instruct | o1-pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARC-AGI | Not measured | 23.3% | Only o1-pro measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 22 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Hermes 3 405B Instruct costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Hermes 3 405B Instruct costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Hermes 3 405B Instruct costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | Nous Hermes 3 405B Instruct | OpenAI o1-pro |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Nous Research | OpenAI |
| Weights | Open weights | No public weights listed |
| Released | August 16, 2024 | March 19, 2025 |
| Context window | 131K | 200K |
| Input $/Mtok | $1.00 | $150.00 |
| Output $/Mtok | $1.00 | $600.00 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Hermes 3 405B Instruct better than o1-pro for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Hermes 3 405B Instruct for output tokens 600.0x cheaper ($1.00 vs $600.00 per million).
Which is cheaper, Hermes 3 405B Instruct or o1-pro?
Hermes 3 405B Instruct costs $1.00 per million input tokens and $1.00 per million output tokens; o1-pro costs $150.00 and $600.00. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Hermes 3 405B Instruct or o1-pro?
o1-pro, with 200K tokens against 131K.
Has any benchmark tested both Hermes 3 405B Instruct and o1-pro?
No benchmark has tested both yet. Hermes 3 405B Instruct has none yet; o1-pro on AA Intelligence Index and ARC-AGI. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 22, 2026.