Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B is Nous Research's language model with a 8K context window and up to 8K output tokens, starting at $0.14 / 1M input and $0.14 / 1M output. An 8B-parameter Llama 3-based LLM from Nous Research fine-tuned for function calling, structured output, and agentic task performance.
Specifications
Canonical IDnousresearch-hermes-2-pro-llama-3-8b
TypeLanguage
StatusDeprecated
CreatorNous ResearchNous Research
Providers
Context Window8K tokens
Max Output8K tokens
Input ModalitiesText
Output ModalitiesText
Parameters8B
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HuggingFace Downloads (30d)220,193
HuggingFace Downloads (all-time)904,332
Release Date · 2 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff · 3 years ago
Deprecation Date

Capabilities

Input1/5
Text
Image·
Audio·
Video·
PDF·
Output1/5
Text
Image·
Audio·
Video·
Embedding·
Capabilities2/13
Reasoning·
Adaptive Reasoning·
Function Calling·
Parallel Function Calling·
Structured Outputs
Native JSON Schema
Web Search·
URL Context·
Computer Use·
Code Execution·
File Search·
Prompt Caching·
Assistant Prefill·

Pricing by Provider

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Per 1M tokens
ProviderStandard
Input
$ / 1M
Output
$ / 1M
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Cheapest Instances to Run It

Cloud GPU instances that can host Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B, ranked by cheapest on-demand price. The model needs about 19 GB of GPU memory at FP16 precision (estimated from its parameter count), so treat the fit as guidance rather than a guarantee.

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g2-standard-4GCPnvidia-l424 GB$0.705/hrus-east4
g6.xlargeAWSL422 GB$0.805/hrus-east-1
g2-standard-8GCPnvidia-l424 GB$0.851/hrus-east4
7 more instances can run Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B
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Versions

VersionReleasedContextInput / 1MOutput / 1MStatus
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct131K$0.120$0.200Deprecating
Llama 3.2 3B Instruct131K$0.015$0.020Deprecated
Llama 3.2 1B Instruct131K$0.027$0.080Deprecated
Llama 3.2 11B128K$0.160$0.160Available
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct131K$0.120$0.300Deprecated
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct200K$0.020$0.030Deprecated
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct131K$0.120$0.300Available
Llama 3.1 70B128K$0.360$0.360Available
Llama 3.1 8B131K$0.030$0.050Available
Llama 3 70B Instruct131K$0.120$0.300Deprecated
Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B8K$0.140$0.140Current

Model IDs

huggingface-llm-nousresearch-hermes-2-pro-llama-3-8B
nousresearch-hermes-2-pro-llama-3-8b
nousresearch/hermes-2-pro-llama-3-8b
novita/nousresearch/hermes-2-pro-llama-3-8b