Hermes 4 405B

NousresearchMCP Tool CallReasoning
nousresearch/hermes-4-405bOpen Weights

Reasoning model for deliberate analysis, multi-step problem solving, and tool use

Benchmark Pricing$1.00 / 1M in$2.99 / 1M out
Context: 131,072 tokens•Max Output: 117,964 tokens•Knowledge: 2024-08-31•Released: 2025-08-26

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Context Window131,072131.1K tokens
Max Output117,964118K tokens
LicenseOpen SourceSelf-hostable
Input Modalities
Text
Function / Tool CallingSupported (MCP Ready)
Structured OutputsGuaranteed Schema

MODEL CONTEXT PROTOCOL (MCP) READINESS

✓ Hermes 4 405B natively supports OpenAI / Anthropic format tool calling and is fully compatible with MCP servers and agent loops.

MCP Context Window Recommendations

With a context capacity of 131,072 tokens, this model can handle moderately large MCP tool definitions and multi-turn conversation logs comfortably.

API CALL INVOCATION EXAMPLE

// Example: Calling Hermes 4 405B via OpenAI SDK
import OpenAI from "openai";

const client = new OpenAI({
  apiKey: process.env.NOUSRESEARCH_API_KEY,
});

const response = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "nousresearch/hermes-4-405b",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello! Can you inspect MCP tools?" }],
});

console.log(response.choices[0].message.content);

PRICING BY PROVIDER

4 providers
Cortecshermes-4-405b
$1.00 / $2.99
NanoGPTNousResearch/hermes-4-405b
$0.30 / $1.20$0.15 cache
Kilo Gatewaynousresearch/hermes-4-405b
$1.00 / $3.00
OpenRouternousresearch/hermes-4-405b
$1.00 / $3.00

Rates in USD per 1M tokens. Rates synchronized from models.dev public catalog.