NousResearch: Hermes 2 Pro – Llama-3 8B
NousResearch Hermes 2 Pro (Llama-3 8B) is a fine-tuned function-calling model with no benchmark data available, offered at a very low price point. Without measurable performance evidence it is suitable only for experimental or lightweight use cases.
Assessment date: March 14, 2026
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Hermes 2 Pro is an upgraded, retrained version of Nous Hermes 2, consisting of an updated and cleaned version of the OpenHermes 2.5 Dataset, as well as a newly introduced Function Calling and JSON Mode dataset developed in-house.
Capabilities
Architecture
| Modality | Text → Text |
| Tokenizer | Llama3 |
| Instruct Type | chatml |
| Parameters | 8B |
Model Information
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.14 | $0.000140 |
| Output | $0.14 | $0.000140 |
Live Performance
Live endpoint metrics — refreshed every 30 minutes.
