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Hermes 3 405B Instruct vs Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

Hermes 3 405B Instruct and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct cost about the same per output token ($1.00 vs $1.00 per million). Updated October 23, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.

Replace Hermes 3 405B Instruct Replace Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
N Hermes 3 405B InstructNous Research
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$1.00
Qwen2.5 VL 72B InstructQwen
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$1.00
vs $1.00 vs $1.00 per 1M output tokens. About the same price.

Hermes 3 405B Instruct or Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct: which to pick

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Pick Hermes 3 405B Instruct for a larger context window (131K against 128K tokens).

Model AHermes 3 405B InstructNous ResearchNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BQwen2.5 VL 72B InstructQwenNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task

No benchmark has tested both yet. Hermes 3 405B Instruct has none yet; Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct on OSWorld, Kagi LLM Benchmark and GeoBench. 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.

At a glance

Coding index
Hermes 3 405B Instruct not benchmarked, Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct 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
Both cost $1.00 per million output tokens.
Context window
Hermes 3 405B Instruct takes 131K tokens, Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct 128K.

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.

Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Agentic work benchmarks for Hermes 3 405B Instruct and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
BenchmarkHermes 3 405B InstructQwen2.5 VL 72B InstructLeader
OSWorldNot measured5.0%Only Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 41 boards here
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Reasoning benchmarks for Hermes 3 405B Instruct and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
BenchmarkHermes 3 405B InstructQwen2.5 VL 72B InstructLeader
Kagi LLM BenchmarkNot measured36.0%Only Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 22 boards here
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Knowledge benchmarks for Hermes 3 405B Instruct and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
BenchmarkHermes 3 405B InstructQwen2.5 VL 72B InstructLeader
GeoBenchNot measured62.0%Only Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 19 boards here
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index3 boards measured
General benchmarks for Hermes 3 405B Instruct and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
BenchmarkHermes 3 405B InstructQwen2.5 VL 72B InstructLeader
LMArena VisionNot measured1107Only Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct measured
LMArena Vision: EnglishNot measured1115Only Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct measured
LMArena Vision: ChineseNot measured1107Only Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 45 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$0.0015Fits in one request
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct$0.0013Fits in one request

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Hermes 3 405B Instruct$0.053Fits in one request
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct$0.043Fits in one request

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Hermes 3 405B Instruct$0.210Exceeds the context window
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct$0.170Exceeds the context window

Qwen2.5 VL 72B 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.

Specifications of Hermes 3 405B Instruct and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
SpecificationNous Hermes 3 405B InstructQwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
MakerNous ResearchQwen
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReleasedAugust 16, 2024February 1, 2025
Context window131K128K
Input $/Mtok$1.00$0.80
Output $/Mtok$1.00$1.00
Coding indexNot benchmarkedNot benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it00
Cost per solved taskNot computableNot computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Hermes 3 405B Instruct better than Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct for coding?

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Hermes 3 405B Instruct for a larger context window (131K against 128K tokens).

Which is cheaper, Hermes 3 405B Instruct or Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?

Hermes 3 405B Instruct costs $1.00 per million input tokens and $1.00 per million output tokens; Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct costs $0.80 and $1.00. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, Hermes 3 405B Instruct or Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?

Hermes 3 405B Instruct, with 131K tokens against 128K.

Has any benchmark tested both Hermes 3 405B Instruct and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?

No benchmark has tested both yet. Hermes 3 405B Instruct has none yet; Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct on OSWorld, Kagi LLM Benchmark and GeoBench. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 23, 2026.

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