Skip to content
  • Models
  • Rankings
  • Ori
ElevenLabs launch offer: every ElevenLabs model is 50% off through October 19, 2026. See ElevenLabs models

Footer

OpenRouterOpenRouter
© 2026 OpenRouter, Inc

Product

  • Chat
  • Rankings
  • Benchmarks
  • Apps
  • Discover
  • Models
  • Ori
  • Collections
  • Providers
  • Tools
  • Pricing
  • Business
  • Enterprise
  • Labs

Company

  • About
  • Blog
  • Careers
    Hiring
  • Privacy
  • Terms of Service
  • Trust Center
  • Support
  • Works With OR
  • Data
  • Brand

Developer

  • Documentation
  • API Reference
  • Developer Platform
  • Status
  • AI Site Map

Connect

  • Discord
  • GitHub
  • LinkedIn
  • X
  • YouTube
  1. Home
  2. /
  3. Compare

Kimi K2 0711 vs Hermes 4 405B

Compare Kimi K2 0711 from moonshotai and Hermes 4 405B from Nous Research on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the OpenRouter API.

Favicon for moonshotai
Kimi K2 0711
Favicon for nousresearch
Hermes 4 405B
Favicon for moonshotai
Kimi K2 0711
Favicon for nousresearch
Hermes 4 405B

Overview

Kimi K2 0711
Author
moonshotai
Hermes 4 405B
Author
Nous Research
Kimi K2 0711
Context length
131Ktokens
Hermes 4 405B
Context length
131Ktokens
Kimi K2 0711
Reasoning
Hermes 4 405B
Reasoning
Kimi K2 0711
Input modalities
Hermes 4 405B
Input modalities
Kimi K2 0711
Output modalities
Hermes 4 405B
Output modalities

Kimi K2 0711 vs Hermes 4 405B: side-by-side summary

Kimi K2 0711 and Hermes 4 405B are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.

Kimi K2 0711, from moonshotai, has a 131,072-token context window and is priced at $0.57/M tokens input, $2.30/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Hermes 4 405B, from Nous Research, has a 131,072-token context window and is priced at $1/M tokens input, $3/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Context window
  • Kimi K2 0711: 131,072 tokens
  • Hermes 4 405B: 131,072 tokens
Price
  • Kimi K2 0711: $0.57/M tokens input, $2.30/M tokens output
  • Hermes 4 405B: $1/M tokens input, $3/M tokens output
Provided by
  • Kimi K2 0711: moonshotai
  • Hermes 4 405B: Nous Research
  • Kimi K2 0711 model details, providers and pricing
  • Hermes 4 405B model details, providers and pricing

Kimi K2 0711 vs Hermes 4 405B at a glance

Kimi K2 0711 vs Hermes 4 405B comparison
AttributeKimi K2 0711Hermes 4 405B
Input price$0.57/M tokens$1/M tokens
Output price$2.30/M tokens$3/M tokens
Context window131,072 tokens131,072 tokens
Intelligence Index12.77.5
Coding IndexNot availableNot available
Agentic IndexNot availableNot available
Latency (p50)1.44 s0.41 s
Throughput (p50)34.0 tok/s37.0 tok/s

Benchmark data updated Oct 5, 2026

Frequently asked questions

Is Kimi K2 0711 cheaper than Hermes 4 405B?

Kimi K2 0711 is cheaper than Hermes 4 405B on OpenRouter: Kimi K2 0711 costs $0.57/M tokens input and $2.30/M tokens output, while Hermes 4 405B costs $1/M tokens input and $3/M tokens output.

Which has the longer context window, Kimi K2 0711 or Hermes 4 405B?

Kimi K2 0711 and Hermes 4 405B have the same context window of 131,072 tokens.

Which is faster, Kimi K2 0711 or Hermes 4 405B?

Hermes 4 405B is faster on OpenRouter, generating a median 37.0 tokens per second compared with 34.0 tokens per second for Kimi K2 0711.