DeepSeek v4 Flash may be the practical Hermes choice
Based on firsthand use, worked better than for in Hermes. The higher-end v4 Pro first seemed like the obvious choice, but v4 Flash felt more because it was faster.
Hermes already provides a strong structure for carrying work forward, so the extra power of a Pro model did not seem very useful for normal tasks. The cost was also low: many scheduled jobs cost about $1.65 over one week.
MiMo was also tested, but it felt less capable at working on its own than DeepSeek. Deep coding was treated as a separate case, with Codex 5.5 High used on a Mac for that kind of work.
Key points
- felt faster and more natural than v4 Pro for normal -style work.
- Hermes may reduce the need for a higher-end model on routine tasks.
- Many scheduled jobs reportedly cost about $1.65 in one week.
- MiMo felt weaker than DeepSeek for working on its own.
- Deep coding remained a separate use case for a stronger model, Codex 5.5 High.