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Nous Hermes 2 34B

by Nous Research · nous-hermes family

34B

parameters

text-generation code-generation reasoning creative-writing summarization

Nous Hermes 2 34B is the flagship model from Nous Research, fine-tuned for strong general-purpose performance across reasoning, code generation, and creative writing tasks. Built on a 34B parameter base, it delivers high-quality instruction following with excellent benchmark results. As one of the most popular community fine-tunes, Nous Hermes 2 34B strikes a balance between capability and accessibility. It is well-suited for users who need a powerful local model for complex reasoning and long-form content generation.

Quick Start with Ollama

ollama run 34b-q4_K_M
Resources Ollama
Creator Nous Research
Parameters 34B
Architecture transformer-decoder
Context 4K tokens
Released Jan 15, 2024
License Apache 2.0
Ollama nous-hermes2:34b

Quantization Options

Format File Size VRAM Required Quality Ollama Tag
Q4_K_M rec 17 GB 19 GB 34b-q4_K_M
Q8_0 34 GB 36 GB 34b-q8_0
F16 68 GB 70 GB 34b-fp16

Compatible Hardware

Q4_K_M requires 19 GB VRAM

Compatible Hardware

HardwareVRAMTypeFitEst. Speed
Mac Studio M4 Ultra 512GB512 GBmacRuns~43 tok/s
Mac Pro M2 Ultra 192GB192 GBmacRuns~42 tok/s
Mac Studio M4 Ultra 192GB192 GBmacRuns~43 tok/s
Mac Studio M4 Max 128GB128 GBmacRuns~29 tok/s
MacBook Pro M4 Max 128GB128 GBmacRuns~29 tok/s
MacBook Pro M5 Max 128GB128 GBmacRuns~29 tok/s
NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell96 GBgpuRuns~101 tok/s
MacBook Pro M3 Max 96GB96 GBmacRuns~21 tok/s
Mac mini M4 Pro 64GB64 GBmacRuns~14 tok/s
Mac Studio M4 Max 64GB64 GBmacRuns~29 tok/s
MacBook Pro M4 Max 64GB64 GBmacRuns~29 tok/s
MacBook Pro M5 Max 64GB64 GBmacRuns~29 tok/s
NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation48 GBgpuRuns~51 tok/s
NVIDIA RTX A600048 GBgpuRuns~40 tok/s
NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell48 GBgpuRuns~51 tok/s
Mac mini M4 Pro 48GB48 GBmacRuns~14 tok/s
MacBook Pro M3 Max 48GB48 GBmacRuns~21 tok/s
MacBook Pro M4 Max 48GB48 GBmacRuns~29 tok/s
MacBook Pro M4 Pro 48GB48 GBmacRuns~14 tok/s
MacBook Pro M5 Max 48GB48 GBmacRuns~22 tok/s
MacBook Pro M5 Pro 48GB48 GBmacRuns~14 tok/s
Mac Studio M4 Max 36GB36 GBmacRuns~29 tok/s
MacBook Pro M3 Pro 36GB36 GBmacRuns~8 tok/s
MacBook Pro M5 Max 36GB36 GBmacRuns~22 tok/s
NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation32 GBgpuRuns~38 tok/s
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 509032 GBgpuRuns~94 tok/s
iMac M4 32GB32 GBmacRuns~6 tok/s
Mac mini M4 32GB32 GBmacRuns~6 tok/s
MacBook Air M5 32GB32 GBmacRuns~6 tok/s
MacBook Air M4 32GB32 GBmacRuns~6 tok/s
MacBook Pro M5 32GB32 GBmacRuns~6 tok/s
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX24 GBgpuRuns~51 tok/s
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti24 GBgpuRuns~53 tok/s
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 309024 GBgpuRuns~49 tok/s
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 409024 GBgpuRuns~53 tok/s
NVIDIA RTX A500024 GBgpuRuns~40 tok/s
iMac M3 24GB24 GBmacRuns~5 tok/s
Mac mini M2 24GB24 GBmacRuns~5 tok/s
Mac mini M4 Pro 24GB24 GBmacRuns~14 tok/s
MacBook Air M2 24GB24 GBmacRuns~5 tok/s
MacBook Air M4 24GB24 GBmacRuns~6 tok/s
MacBook Air M5 24GB24 GBmacRuns~6 tok/s
MacBook Pro M4 Pro 24GB24 GBmacRuns~14 tok/s
MacBook Pro M5 24GB24 GBmacRuns~6 tok/s
MacBook Pro M5 Pro 24GB24 GBmacRuns~14 tok/s
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT20 GBgpuRuns (tight)~42 tok/s
NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation20 GBgpuRuns (tight)~19 tok/s
MacBook Pro M3 Pro 18GB18 GBmacCPU Offload~2 tok/s
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT16 GBgpuCPU Offload~8 tok/s
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT16 GBgpuCPU Offload~8 tok/s
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT16 GBgpuCPU Offload~10 tok/s
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB16 GBgpuCPU Offload~8 tok/s
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT16 GBgpuCPU Offload~10 tok/s
AMD Radeon RX 907016 GBgpuCPU Offload~8 tok/s
Intel Arc A77016 GBgpuCPU Offload~9 tok/s
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB16 GBgpuCPU Offload~5 tok/s
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super16 GBgpuCPU Offload~11 tok/s
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super16 GBgpuCPU Offload~12 tok/s
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 408016 GBgpuCPU Offload~11 tok/s
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB16 GBgpuCPU Offload~7 tok/s
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti16 GBgpuCPU Offload~14 tok/s
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 508016 GBgpuCPU Offload~15 tok/s
NVIDIA RTX A400016 GBgpuCPU Offload~7 tok/s
iMac M1 16GB16 GBmacCPU Offload~1 tok/s
iMac M4 16GB16 GBmacCPU Offload~2 tok/s
Mac mini M1 16GB16 GBmacCPU Offload~1 tok/s
Mac mini M4 16GB16 GBmacCPU Offload~2 tok/s
MacBook Air M2 16GB16 GBmacCPU Offload~2 tok/s
MacBook Air M4 16GB16 GBmacCPU Offload~2 tok/s
MacBook Air M3 16GB16 GBmacCPU Offload~2 tok/s
MacBook Air M5 16GB16 GBmacCPU Offload~2 tok/s
MacBook Pro M2 Pro 16GB16 GBmacCPU Offload~3 tok/s
MacBook Pro M1 16GB16 GBmacCPU Offload~1 tok/s
MacBook Pro M5 16GB16 GBmacCPU Offload~2 tok/s
33 hardware device(s) cannot run this model at Q4_K_M.

Benchmark Scores

75.0
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