DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs Hermes 3 405B Instruct

Price, context window & benchmark comparison

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

DeepSeek

$0.14 / $0.42

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

Hermes 3 405B Instruct

Nous Research

$1.00 / $1.00

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

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Verdict: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is 4.8× cheaper than Hermes 3 405B Instruct on a typical 3:1 input/output mix. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash has the larger context window (1M vs 131K).

	DeepSeek V4.1 Flash	Hermes 3 405B Instruct
Input price / 1M	$0.14	$1.00
Output price / 1M	$0.42	$1.00
Blended price (3:1)	$0.21	$1.00
Cached input / 1M	$0.0042	—
Context window	1M	131K
Max output	131K	16K
Intelligence index	39.5	—
Coding index	—	—
Providers	26	—
Best provider uptime (30m)	100.0%	—
Vision input	Yes	No
Reasoning	Yes	No
Tool calling	Yes	No
Released	2026-09-10	2024-08-16
Retirement	—	—

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FAQ

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash or Hermes 3 405B Instruct?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is 4.8× cheaper than Hermes 3 405B Instruct on a typical 3:1 input/output mix.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs Hermes 3 405B Instruct: which has a bigger context window?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 1,048,576 tokens. Hermes 3 405B Instruct: 131,072 tokens.

How much would 1 million requests cost?

At 2,000 input + 500 output tokens per request: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash ≈ $490.00, Hermes 3 405B Instruct ≈ $2,500.

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