Nous Research
Nous Research ranks #48 of 91 providers on BenchLeader by its best model, with 2 ranked models. Its best model is Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 405B at 43.4 on the BenchLeader Index, strongest in knowledge. Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 405B is priced at $1.50 per million tokens blended. The fastest is Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 405B at 40 tokens per second. 5 of its 8 models ship open weights. It has shipped 4 dated releases, roughly one every 156 days; the last was 30 Jan 2026, so the next would be due between 3 May 2026 and 5 Sept 2026 on that pattern.
- Provider rank
- #48
- by best model
- Best index
- 43.4
- Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 405B (no reasoning)
- Ranked models
- 2
- 5 open weights
- Cheapest ranked
- $1.50/M
- Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 405B
Release timeline
Each model’s best configuration by release date. The top eight are labelled; hover any point for its name.
- Nous Research2
Next release
Over the last two years Nous Research shipped 4 distinct models, one every 156 days on median. The latest arrived on 30 Jan 2026.
If the cadence holds, the next one lands between 3 May 2026 and 5 Sept 2026.
An estimate from past release dates only. It knows nothing about roadmaps or announcements.
Fastest ranked model: Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 405B at 40 tok/s.
Models
Every Nous Research model with a result, one row per model; switch to all configurations to see each reasoning effort.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 405Bno reasoningopen | 43.4±3 | $1.50 | 40 | 2.28 s | 128k | 2025-08-27 | 2025-08-27 · stale |
| 2 | Hermes 4 70Bthinkingopen | 41.1±3 | – | – | – | 128k | 2025-08-27 | 2025-08-27 · stale |
| 3 | Nous Hermes 2 Mixtral 8x7b Dpo | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2026-10-22 |
| 4 | Openhermes 2.5 Mistral 7B | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2026-10-22 |
| 5 | Hermes 2 Theta Llama-3 70B | – | – | – | – | – | 2024-06-20 | 2024-06-20 · stale |
| 6 | DeepHermes 3 - Llama-3.1 8Bno reasoningopen | – | – | – | – | 128k | 2025-02-13 | 2025-02-13 · stale |
| 7 | DeepHermes 3 - Mistral 24Bno reasoningopen | – | – | – | – | 32k | 2025-03-13 | 2025-03-13 · stale |
| 8 | Hermes 4 405Bno reasoningopen ↗ | – | $1.50 | 36 | 0.41 s | 131k | 2026-01-30 | – |
Latest news
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- Nous Research confirms $1.5 billion valuation and launches business AI agentsStartup Fortune · 7 Oct 2026
- Nous Research Raises $90M Series B at $1.5B Valuation to Bring Hermes AI Agents to EnterprisesAI Insider · 8 Oct 2026