Anthropic: Claude Fable Latest vs Nous: Hermes 3 405B Instruct (free)
Anthropic: Claude Fable Latest vs Nous: Hermes 3 405B Instruct (free): Anthropic: Claude Fable Latest has the larger context window (1,000,000 tokens); Nous: Hermes 3 405B Instruct (free) is cheaper on input ($0.00 per 1M tokens); Anthropic: Claude Fable Latest supports more input modalities (text, image, file). Data via OpenRouter /models, as of 2026-07-11.
Source: OpenRouter /models · as of 2026-07-11
Side-by-side comparison
| Metric | Anthropic: Claude Fable Latest | Nous: Hermes 3 405B Instruct (free) |
|---|---|---|
| Context (tokens) | 1,000,000 | 131,072 |
| Input $/M | $10.00 | $0.00 |
| Output $/M | $50.00 | $0.00 |
| Input modalities | text, image, file | text |
| Output modalities | text | text |
| Model id | ~anthropic/claude-fable-latest | nousresearch/hermes-3-llama-3.1-405b:free |
Frequently asked questions
Which has a larger context window, Anthropic: Claude Fable Latest or Nous: Hermes 3 405B Instruct (free)?
Anthropic: Claude Fable Latest has the larger context window at 1,000,000 tokens. (via OpenRouter /models, as of 2026-07-11.)
Which is cheaper, Anthropic: Claude Fable Latest or Nous: Hermes 3 405B Instruct (free)?
Nous: Hermes 3 405B Instruct (free) is cheaper on input at $0.00 per 1M tokens. (via OpenRouter /models, as of 2026-07-11.)
What input types do Anthropic: Claude Fable Latest and Nous: Hermes 3 405B Instruct (free) support?
Anthropic: Claude Fable Latest accepts text, image, file; Nous: Hermes 3 405B Instruct (free) accepts text.
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