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Hermes 3 Llama 3 1 405b vs Trinity Large Thinking (free)

This page is context-first: how much text each model can take in one request. Full specs adds capabilities and limits; the pricing matrix below is only about $/million tokens from hosts that list both models.

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Model

Hermes 3 Llama 3 1 405b

Tool calling

Context window

131K

131,072 tokens · ~98K words

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Arcee Ai

Model

Trinity Large Thinking (free)

Tool calling

Context window

262K

262,144 tokens · ~197K words

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Context window · side by side

Bar length is relative to the larger of the two windows (100% = max of this pair). This is not pricing.

Hermes 3 Llama 3 1 405b131K
Trinity Large Thinking (free)262K

Trinity Large Thinking (free) has about 2× the context window of the other in this pair.

Trinity Large Thinking (free) has 100% more context capacity (262K vs 131K tokens).

Quick verdicts

Short takeaways — validate with your own workloads.

  • Long document processing

    Use Trinity Large Thinking (free). Its 262K context fits entire documents without chunking (vs 131K).

  • Long output (reports, code files)

    Use Hermes 3 Llama 3 1 405b. Its 131K max output lets you generate complete artifacts in one request.

Full specs

Context, output, capabilities, and dates. Green highlights the favorable value where we compute a winner.

SpecHermes 3 Llama 3 1 405bTrinity Large Thinking (free)
Context window131,072 tokens (131K)262,144 tokens (262K)
Max output tokens131,072 tokens (131K)80,000 tokens (80K)
Speed tierDeepDeep
VisionNoNo
Function callingYesYes
Extended thinkingNoYes
Prompt cachingNoNo
Batch APINoNo
Release dateN/AApr 2026

Pricing matrix

Dollar rates only: hosts that list both models, per 1M tokens. For how much text fits, use the context section above — not this table.

ProviderHermes 3 Llama 3 1 405b inHermes 3 Llama 3 1 405b outTrinity Large Thinking (free) inTrinity Large Thinking (free) out
Deepinfra$1.00/M$1.00/M
Nebius$1.00/M$3.00/M

Frequently asked questions

Trinity Large Thinking (free) has a larger context window: 262K tokens vs 131K. For long documents, large codebases, or extended agent sessions, the larger context window reduces the need to chunk inputs or summarize history.

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