Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Max) vs Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 405B (Reasoning)

Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Max) vs Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 405B (Reasoning). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude Sonnet 4.6 (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
30.10
Total cost
$4925
Nous ResearchHermes 4 - Llama-3.1 405B (Reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
7.50
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 Sonnet 4.6 (Max)Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 405B (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)30.17.5−75.1% Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 … is 75.1% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$4,924.80Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)153.49s61.34s−60.0% Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 … is 60.0% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$3.00 / $15.0$1.00 / $3.00
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