Claude Opus 5.5 (Medium, Default Fallback) vs Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 405B (Non-reasoning)

Claude Opus 5.5 (Medium, Default Fallback) 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

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 5.5 (Medium, Default Fallback)Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 405B (Non-reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)51.27.4−85.5% Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 … is 85.5% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$1,626.81Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)25.34s13.79s−45.6% Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 … is 45.6% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$4.00 / $20.0$1.00 / $3.00
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