Hermes 3 70B Instruct

About Hermes 3 70B Instruct

Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 70B is Nous Research's balanced fine-tune, offering enhanced instruction following in a practical deployment package. The model combines Llama 3.1 70B's strong capability with specialized tuning for better conversation and task completion. It excels at roleplay, creative writing, and complex instruction following while maintaining good performance on reasoning and coding. Hermes 3 70B features a 128K context window and supports function calling. The model is deployable on high-end consumer hardware, making it accessible for local use. For developers seeking capable AI with enhanced conversational ability, Hermes 3 70B provides excellent balance of capability and deployability. It's particularly popular for chatbots, creative applications, and AI assistants requiring personality.

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from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.provider.com/v1",
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY"
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="nousresearch/hermes-3-llama-3.1-70b",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}
    ]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

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