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Using Hermes-4-405B on OpenRouter

Implementation guide · Hermes 4 · Nous Research

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Quick Start

  1. 1
    Create an account at OpenRouter and generate an API key.
  2. 2
    Use the OpenRouter SDK or REST API to call nousresearch/hermes-4-405b — see the documentation for request format.
  3. 3
    You'll be billed $1.00/1M input, $3.00/1M output tokens. See full pricing.

Code Examples

See OpenRouter documentation for integration details.

About OpenRouter

OpenRouter provides a unified interface for Large Language Models with better pricing, improved uptime, and no subscription requirements. Route across providers for cost optimization and reliability.

OpenRouter is a multi-provider LLM aggregator offering unified API access to 300+ models from all major labs and emerging providers, with automatic failover for reliability.

Pricing on OpenRouter

TypePrice (per 1M)
Input tokens$1.00
Output tokens$3.00

Capabilities

Reasoning

About Hermes-4-405B

Hermes 4's 405B hosted variant on Nous Portal. The portal describes it as the largest Hermes 4 model, focused on advanced reasoning and creative depth rather than inference speed or cost.

Model Specs

Released2025-09-22
Parameters405B
Context128k
Knowledge cutoff2023-12

Provider

OpenRouter
OpenRouter

OpenRouter, Inc.

New York, NY, USA