NousResearch/Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-70B

Hermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70B Overview

Hermes 3 is Nous Research's flagship 70 billion parameter large language model, building on the Llama-3.1 architecture with a 32,768 token context window. This iteration significantly advances the Hermes series, focusing on user alignment and powerful steering capabilities.

Key Capabilities

• Advanced Agentic Capabilities: Enhanced for complex task execution and autonomous behavior.
• Improved Roleplaying & Reasoning: Offers much better performance in role-play scenarios and logical deduction.
• Multi-turn Conversation & Long Context Coherence: Maintains consistency and understanding over extended dialogues.
• Reliable Function Calling & Structured Output: Features more robust and dependable function calling, including JSON mode for structured responses.
• Enhanced Code Generation: Demonstrates improved skills in generating code.
• ChatML Prompt Format: Utilizes ChatML for structured multi-turn conversations, compatible with OpenAI API formats, allowing for flexible system prompts.

Benchmarks

Hermes 3 is competitive with, and in some areas superior to, Llama-3.1 Instruct models across general capabilities, showcasing varying strengths.

Good for

• Applications requiring advanced agentic behavior and complex task automation.
• Developing chatbots and virtual assistants that need strong roleplaying and multi-turn conversational abilities.
• Scenarios demanding reliable function calling and structured JSON outputs.
• Code generation tasks and generalist assistant functionalities.