# Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B

> Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B is an open-weight language model from Nousresearch, released on 30 Apr 2024. It accepts text and generates text, with a 8K-token context window and up to 8K output tokens per response. As of 17 Oct 2026, the lowest listed API price is $0.14 per million input tokens and $0.14 per million output tokens (Novita AI), across 1 provider we track.

Source page: https://www.aimodel.directory/models/hermes-2-pro-llama-3-8b
Last verified: 17 Oct 2026

## Specifications

- **Developer:** Nousresearch
- **Release date:** 30 Apr 2024 (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/novita-ai/models/nousresearch/hermes-2-pro-llama-3-8b.toml)
- **Status:** Generally available (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/novita-ai/models/nousresearch/hermes-2-pro-llama-3-8b.toml)
- **Weights:** Open weights (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/novita-ai/models/nousresearch/hermes-2-pro-llama-3-8b.toml)
- **Context window:** 8K (8,192 tokens) (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/novita-ai/models/nousresearch/hermes-2-pro-llama-3-8b.toml)
- **Max output:** 8K tokens (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/novita-ai/models/nousresearch/hermes-2-pro-llama-3-8b.toml)
- **Knowledge cutoff:** May 2024 (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/novita-ai/models/nousresearch/hermes-2-pro-llama-3-8b.toml)
- **Input:** Text (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/novita-ai/models/nousresearch/hermes-2-pro-llama-3-8b.toml)
- **Output:** Text (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/novita-ai/models/nousresearch/hermes-2-pro-llama-3-8b.toml)
- **Reasoning mode:** No (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/novita-ai/models/nousresearch/hermes-2-pro-llama-3-8b.toml)
- **Tool calling:** Yes (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/novita-ai/models/nousresearch/hermes-2-pro-llama-3-8b.toml)
- **Structured output:** Yes (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/novita-ai/models/nousresearch/hermes-2-pro-llama-3-8b.toml)

## API pricing (USD per 1M tokens)

| Provider | Input | Output | Cached input | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novita AI | $0.14 | $0.14 | – | 8K |

## FAQ

### What is the context window of Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B?

Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B has a context window of 8,192 tokens (8K) and can generate up to 8,192 tokens in a single response, according to models.dev.

### How much does the Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B API cost?

Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B is listed from $0.14 per million input tokens and $0.14 per million output tokens (Novita AI). Prices last verified 17 Oct 2026.

### Is Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B open source?

Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B is an open-weight model. Check the license terms before commercial use.

### When was Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B released?

Nousresearch released Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B on 30 Apr 2024, according to models.dev.

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