Chat with Nous: Hermes 3 405B Instruct (free)

Hermes 3 is a generalist language model with many improvements over Hermes 2, including advanced agentic capabilities, much better roleplaying, reasoning, multi

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Provider
Nous Research
Model slug
nousresearch/hermes-3-llama-3.1-405b:free
Typical cost
Free-tier on the upstream side — on Faceb.ai we still charge a minimum 1 credit …
Availability
On Faceb.ai · chat + API

About Nous: Hermes 3 405B Instruct (free)

Hermes 3 is a generalist language model with many improvements over Hermes 2, including advanced agentic capabilities, much better roleplaying, reasoning, multi-turn conversation, long context coherence, and improvements across the...

What it's good at

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131,072-token context window — enough for long documents.

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Free tier at $0 upstream cost — great for experimenting without watching the meter.

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Hosted by Nous Research — you can access it here alongside GPT-4o, Claude, Gemini and 100+ more on one plan.

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Switch to any other model mid-conversation from the picker.

Pricing on Faceb.ai

Free-tier on the upstream side — on Faceb.ai we still charge a minimum 1 credit per call to cover transit, so effectively unlimited on the typical session.

Frequently asked — Nous: Hermes 3 405B Instruct (free)

What is Nous: Hermes 3 405B Instruct (free)?

Nous: Hermes 3 405B Instruct (free) is a chat/completion model served by Nous Research and accessed through Faceb.ai. Try it without signing up — guest users get 10,000 session credits to experiment.

Is Nous: Hermes 3 405B Instruct (free) free on Faceb.ai?

Yes — this model is on the free-tier of its provider, so usage is effectively free (rate-limited upstream). Faceb.ai still deducts a minimum 1 credit per call.

What's Nous: Hermes 3 405B Instruct (free)'s context window?

131,072 tokens. Paste your source material in, no need to truncate.

Can I call Nous: Hermes 3 405B Instruct (free) from the API?

Yes. Any API key from /account/api/ works with model slug `nousresearch/hermes-3-llama-3.1-405b:free`. The OpenAI SDK works with base_url=https://api.faceb.ai/v1.

How does Nous: Hermes 3 405B Instruct (free) compare to GPT-4o or Claude?

Depends on the task. Faceb.ai lets you switch models per message — benchmark side-by-side by asking both the same prompt, which is more reliable than abstract comparisons.

How much does Nous: Hermes 3 405B Instruct (free) cost per message here?

Free-tier on the upstream side — on Faceb.ai we still charge a minimum 1 credit per call to cover transit, so effectively unlimited on the typical session.

Does Faceb.ai train on my Nous: Hermes 3 405B Instruct (free) prompts?

No. We contractually request that upstream providers not train on content routed through us. Your chat history lives only on your account.

Is Nous: Hermes 3 405B Instruct (free) good for coding?

It depends on the model size and training mix. For serious code work the developer favourites are Claude 3.5 Sonnet and DeepSeek V3; for quick edits, most capable models work fine.

Can I use Nous: Hermes 3 405B Instruct (free) on the API with the OpenAI SDK?

Yes — point your SDK at https://api.faceb.ai/v1 and use this model's slug as the model parameter. Everything else works as normal.

Does Nous: Hermes 3 405B Instruct (free) support image inputs?

Check the model catalog — multimodal models are marked in the picker. If it accepts images, you can drop screenshots and diagrams straight into the chat.

Can I switch from Nous: Hermes 3 405B Instruct (free) to another model mid-chat?

Yes — the picker is always at the top of the chat. Previous context carries over.

Will newer versions of Nous: Hermes 3 405B Instruct (free) show up here automatically?

Yes. Our catalog auto-fetches from the upstream aggregator, so provider updates and new versions appear in the picker as soon as they're available.

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