Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning) vs Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 405B (Non-reasoning)

Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning) vs Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 405B (Non-reasoning). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

Verdict

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A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricClaude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning)Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 405B (Non-reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)29.17.4−74.6% Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 … is 74.6% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reportedNot reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)22.90s13.72s−40.1% Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 … is 40.1% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$1.00 / $3.00
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