Hermes 2 Pro 8B
LegacyAffordableNousResearch's compact 8B model based on Llama 3. Good instruction following and function calling at small scale. Superseded by Hermes 3 and 4 series.
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Who created Hermes 2 Pro 8B?
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Hermes 2 Pro 8B was created by NousResearch.
Is Hermes 2 Pro 8B a reasoning model?
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No, Hermes 2 Pro 8B is not a reasoning model. It responds directly without an extended internal thinking step. For tasks requiring deep chain-of-thought reasoning, consider models like Claude, o-series from OpenAI, or Gemini Thinking.
Does Hermes 2 Pro 8B support image or vision input?
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No, Hermes 2 Pro 8B does not currently support image or vision input. It is a text-only model.
Does Hermes 2 Pro 8B support audio?
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No, Hermes 2 Pro 8B does not support audio input.
Is Hermes 2 Pro 8B open source?
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Hermes 2 Pro 8B is a proprietary model developed by NousResearch. The model weights and training data are not publicly available.
Where can I use Hermes 2 Pro 8B?
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You can chat with Hermes 2 Pro 8B on idapt.app — no separate API key required. idapt is an AI workspace with 200+ models, agents, computers, and tasks. You can also access Hermes 2 Pro 8B through NousResearch's own API or platform.