GPT-4.1 mini vs Hermes 3 70B Instruct
Prices checked
Hermes 3 70B Instruct takes 3 of 5 rounds against GPT-4.1 mini. It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $0.17 per million tokens against $0.64.
OpenAIGPT-4.1 mini
1M context · tool calling · reads images
$0.64/M tokensCheapest price, at Poe · $0.31 per 1,000 pages
Nous ResearchWins 3 roundsHermes 3 70B Instruct
131k context · open weights
$0.17/M tokensCheapest price, at Hyperbolic · 9¢ per 1,000 pages
Maker's price in (lower wins)
$0.40/M
$0.70/M
Maker's price out (lower wins)
$1.60/M
$0.70/M
Cheapest price (lower wins)
$0.64/M at Poe
$0.17/M at Hyperbolic
Maker's price, blended (lower wins)
$0.70/M
$0.70/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.31
9¢
Context
1M tokens
131k tokens
Open weights
no
yes
Tool calling
yes
no
Structured output
yes
yes
Reads images
yes
no
Reasoning
no
no
Released
14 Apr 2025
18 Aug 2024
Providers selling it
33
8
Price we measure against
the maker's own
OpenRouter
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
not published
not published
Providers selling both · 5
NanoGPT$0.70 / $0.41
Kilo Gateway$0.70 / $0.70
OpenRouter$0.70 / $0.70- AI/ML API$0.70 / $0.74
Eden AI$0.77 / $0.70
GPT-4.1 mini, then Hermes 3 70B Instruct, per million tokens.
Go further
Add a third or fourth model, or change the weighting, in the tool.
What moved this week
AI/ML API · 23% cheaper ·
$0.40 / $1.60 $0.52 / $2.08
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, GPT-4.1 mini or Hermes 3 70B Instruct?
- Hermes 3 70B Instruct, at $0.17 per million tokens against $0.64 for GPT-4.1 mini, blended 3 in : 1 out, read on 31 Oct 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- GPT-4.1 mini: $0.64 at Poe. Hermes 3 70B Instruct: $0.17 at Hyperbolic.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 5 providers sell both: NanoGPT, Kilo Gateway, OpenRouter, AI/ML API, Eden AI. The cheapest of them for the two together is NanoGPT.
- Which holds more context?
- GPT-4.1 mini, at 1M tokens against 131k.
Prices exclude tax, read 31 Oct 2026 from each provider's own catalog. They are per M tokens, blended 3 in : 1 out, and a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.
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