> Nous Research
Nous Research is an AI research lab offering the Hermes family of models via the Nous Portal. It provides an OpenAI-compatible endpoint for pay-as-you-go inference with no complex configuration required.
Free-tier availability unknown
Research on Sep 6, 2026 could not find any public free-tier information for this provider — treat the free-tier status as unverified rather than confirmed absent. If you know otherwise, submit a correction and we’ll re-verify.
| Plan | Type | Monthly | Input /1M | Output /1M | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay-as-you-go | payg | — | $1.00 | $1.00 | Estimated rate for Hermes 3 405B based on community reports. |
Pricing normalized from public sources — always verify with the provider.
// model prices
| Model | Input /1M | Output /1M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hermes 3 405B Instruct | $0.0000 | $0.0000 | 131k |
| Hermes 3 70B Instruct | $0.0000 | $0.0000 | 131k |
$ Does Nous Research have a free tier?
No. Nous Research does not offer a meaningful free tier — entry requires payment (pay-as-you-go or a plan). We mark this explicitly rather than showing a misleading zero.
$ How much does Nous Research cost per 1M tokens?
The cheapest model we track at Nous Research is $0.0000 per 1M input tokens and $0.0000 per 1M output tokens. This is normalized from Nous Research's published pricing — verify with the provider before purchasing, since prices change frequently.
$ Is Nous Research safe to use?
Uprouter rates Nous Research as medium risk. Rated medium risk. a paid API provider with only partial transparency: some coverage or pricing is confirmed while other figures rest on third-party reports or a login-gated console. Such operators commonly resell pooled or byok upstreams, so per-key data handling and uptime are less certain than a first-party API. Risk ratings are editorial, evidence-based, and never influenced by affiliate relationships.
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price_history
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live_status
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risk_&_confidence
Rated medium risk. a paid API provider with only partial transparency: some coverage or pricing is confirmed while other figures rest on third-party reports or a login-gated console. Such operators commonly resell pooled or byok upstreams, so per-key data handling and uptime are less certain than a first-party API.
Confidence reflects how much verifiable evidence (official docs, probe history, community reports) backs this entry. Risk is our editorial assessment of operator reliability and terms — not financial advice.
code_snippets
# Nous Research's own API — get a key from their dashboard
curl https://portal.nousresearch.com/help/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer THEIR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "nousresearch/hermes-3-llama-3.1-405b",
"messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello" }]
}'Direct to the provider — Uprouter receives nothing; verify their current pricing before purchasing.
Ranked by neutral similarity signals only — live status, free-tier shape and free-credit proximity. Commercial relationships never influence this list.