Nous Hermes 1.0 needs ~38.1 GB VRAM. B100 192GB has 192.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~126 tok/s.
Operating mode
Interactive favors responsiveness, while light API and scale-out lean harder on serving readiness. The fit stays the same, but the recommendation lens changes.
Current mode
Balanced
Balanced for general local use. Keeps the ranking neutral across personal and serving workflows.
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Fit status
Runs well
Decode
126.0 tok/s
TTFT
1537 ms
Safe context
16K
Memory
38.1 GB / 192.0 GB
This setup is broadly balanced for this model.
No major red flags
This recommendation has enough memory headroom and acceptable estimated speed for the selected workload.
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | B | Runs well | 126.0 tok/s | 838 ms | 16K |
| Coding | B | Runs well | 126.0 tok/s | 1537 ms | 16K |
| Agentic Coding | B | Runs well | 126.0 tok/s | 2235 ms | 16K |
| Reasoning | B | Runs well | 126.0 tok/s | 1816 ms | 16K |
| RAG | B | Runs well | 126.0 tok/s | 2794 ms | 16K |
How Nous Hermes 1.0 (9B params) fits at each quantization level on B100 192GB (192.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 3.5 GB | Low | B58 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 4.4 GB | Low | B58 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 5.0 GB | Medium | B58 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 5.5 GB | Medium | B58 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 6.5 GB | High | B58 |
Q6_K | 6 | 7.4 GB | High | B58 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 9.6 GB | Very High | B58 |
F16Best for your GPU | 16 | 18.5 GB | Maximum | B58 |
Copy-paste commands to run Nous Hermes 1.0 on your machine.
Run
lms load Nous-Hermes-1.0 && lms server startYes, B100 192GB can run Nous Hermes 1.0 with a B grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 126.0 tok/s.
Nous Hermes 1.0 (9B parameters) requires approximately 38.1 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Nous Hermes 1.0 is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On B100 192GB, Nous Hermes 1.0 achieves approximately 126.0 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 1537ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Nous Hermes 1.0 on B100 192GB receives a B grade with 126.0 tok/s and 16K context.
On B100 192GB, Nous Hermes 1.0 can safely use up to 16K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 16K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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