Open-weight local LLM

Hermes 4 (70B)

Nous Research fine-tune with hybrid reasoning mode. Built on Llama 3.1 70B, aligned for steerability and neutral stance. Top-tier open RP/agent model. Llama 3.1 Community License.

64 GB workstation 48 GB RAM Q4_K_M Reasoning
Parameters
70B
Minimum RAM
48 GB
Model size
42 GB
Quantization
Q4_K_M

Can Hermes 4 (70B) run locally?

Hermes 4 (70B) is best for 64 GB workstations and larger Apple Silicon or NVIDIA setups.

Search for hermes-4-70b in LM Studio or another GGUF-compatible runtime.

chatreasoningpowerqualitygeneral

Install path

01
Check RAM fitMinimum 48 GB RAM. Start with the Q4_K_M quant.
02
Load the modelSearch hermes-4-70b in LM Studio.
03
Control locallyUse LocalClaw to manage models, agents, chat, channels and scheduled OpenClaw work.

Strengths

  • Nous Research fine-tune with hybrid reasoning mode. Built on Llama 3.1 70B, aligned for steerability and neutral stance. Top-tier open RP/agent model. Llama 3.1 Community License.

Limitations

  • Performance depends on quantization, RAM bandwidth and runtime support.

Best use cases

  • chat
  • reasoning
  • power
  • quality
  • general

Capability profile

speed
3
quality
9
coding
8
reasoning
9

Technical notes

Developer
hermes
License
See model repository
Context window
Unknown tokens
Architecture
See model card

This model fits these next steps

Hardware fit is based on LocalClaw's RAM tier, model size and quantization metadata. Always leave memory headroom for your OS and runtime.

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