Data points: 43
The readout for Claude Opus 4.6 and Hermes 3 70B Instruct, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.6 currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 3 to 0.
Evidence depth
43 data points
Includes 10 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 0 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Claude Opus 4.6
The charts below split 10 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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Model compare Claude Opus 4.6 vs Hermes 3 70B Instructclaude-opus-4-6-vs-hermes-3-llama-3-1-70b | Model A Claude Opus 4.6 | Model B Hermes 3 70B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Verified metric wins | 3 wins | 0 wins |
| Where it leads | Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
Compare benchmark category scores on a 0-100 scale. Select a category to inspect the gap.
Avg. score
Claude Opus 4.6
64.1
Avg. score
Hermes 3 70B Instruct
27.6
Selected category
Math
Claude Opus 4.6 leads by 71.7
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
Claude Opus 4.6
2.11 s
Rank #51/113 · confidence 4
Hermes 3 70B Instruct
winner0.51 s
Rank #5/113 · confidence 4
Claude Opus 4.6
2.11 s
Rank #84/113 · confidence 4
Hermes 3 70B Instruct
winner0.51 s
Rank #9/113 · confidence 4
Claude Opus 4.6
winner47.6 tok/s
Rank #93/113 · confidence 4
Hermes 3 70B Instruct
34.0 tok/s
Rank #109/113 · confidence 4
Claude Opus 4.6
$25.00/M
Rank #125/138 · confidence 4
Hermes 3 70B Instruct
winner$0.700/M
Rank #26/138 · confidence 4
Claude Opus 4.6
$10.00/M
Rank #125/138 · confidence 4
Hermes 3 70B Instruct
winner$0.700/M
Rank #48/138 · confidence 4
Claude Opus 4.6
$5.00/M
Rank #124/138 · confidence 4
Hermes 3 70B Instruct
winner$0.700/M
Rank #77/138 · confidence 4
Claude Opus 4.6
winner84.0%
Rank #37/152 · confidence 4
Hermes 3 70B Instruct
40.1%
Rank #144/152 · confidence 4
Claude Opus 4.6
winner82.0%
Rank #44/113 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Hermes 3 70B Instruct
57.1%
Rank #107/113 · confidence 4
Claude Opus 4.6
winner18.6%
Rank #46/150 · confidence 4
Hermes 3 70B Instruct
4.1%
Rank #123/150 · confidence 4
Claude Opus 4.6
winner45.7%
Rank #22/149 · confidence 4
Hermes 3 70B Instruct
23.1%
Rank #133/149 · confidence 4
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Claude Opus 4.6 | Hermes 3 70B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| No completed audits are available from shared providers yet. | ||
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | Claude Opus 4.6 | Hermes 3 70B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| No shared provider examples are available yet. | ||
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Opus 4.6 and Hermes 3 70B Instruct: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | Claude Opus 4.6 | Hermes 3 70B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | Claude Opus 4.6 Claude Opus 4.6 is stronger when you prioritize Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests. | Hermes 3 70B Instruct Hermes 3 70B Instruct does not clearly lead on the verified metrics here, so check provider-specific pricing before choosing. |
TL;DR: Claude Opus 4.6 leads across 43 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
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| No data |
| Model metadata | Claude Opus 4.6 exposes 1M tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output. | Hermes 3 70B Instruct exposes 131.1K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Text output, Structured outputs, JSON mode. |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Anthropic | Nous |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 131.1K tokens |
| Max output | 128K tokens | 16.4K tokens |
| Released | Feb 2026 | No data |
| Modalities | Input TextImageFile Output Text | Input Text Output Text |
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputText outputStructured outputsJSON mode |
| Parameters | No data | 70B |
| Tokenizer | Claude | Llama3 |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | 2023-12-31 |
| OpenRouter ID | anthropic/claude-opus-4.6 | nousresearch/hermes-3-llama-3.1-70b |
| References | No data | No data |
Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.
