Hermes 3 405B Instruct vs Qwen3.6 Max
Nous Research vs Alibaba — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •Hermes 3 405B Instruct is cheaper ($1.00 vs $1.04 per 1M input)
- •Qwen3.6 Max has a larger context window (262K)
| Hermes 3 405B Instruct | Qwen3.6 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | — | 88.8 |
| Developer | Nous Research | Alibaba |
| Type | LLM | LLM |
| Access | Open weights | API only |
| Context window | 131,072 tokens | 262,144 tokens |
| Input price | $1.00 / 1M | $1.04 / 1M |
| Output price | $1.00 / 1M | $6.24 / 1M |
| Speed | — | 36 tok/s |
| Released | August 16, 2024 | April 27, 2026 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |