Claude Opus 4.8 (Max) vs Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Non-reasoning)

Claude Opus 4.8 (Max) vs Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Non-reasoning). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude Opus 4.8 (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
41.80
Total cost
$6874
Nous ResearchHermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Non-reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
6.70
Total cost
-
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

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

MetricClaude Opus 4.8 (Max)Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Non-reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)41.86.7−84.0% Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 … is 84.0% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$6,873.86Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)51.76sNot reported— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0—
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