What is Hermes Agent?
Open-source personal agent with memory, skills and messaging.
Who is Hermes Agent best for?
Hermes Agent is best for developers and tinkerers who want a self-hosted assistant that remembers their work.
One assistant across chat apps
A single agent with one memory answers on Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, email and the command line.
Unattended scheduled jobs
You set reports, backups and briefings in plain language, and they run on schedule through its gateway without you at the keyboard.
Developers who want full control
It is MIT licensed, works with your own model provider and runs tasks in local, Docker, SSH, Singularity or Modal sandboxes.
An always-on agent without a server
Hermes Cloud hosts it for you from $0.56 a day while running, and keeps its files and memory when stopped.
How much does Hermes Agent cost?
Hermes Agent is free and open source, and Nous Research's optional Nous Portal plans for hosted models and tools cost $20, $100 or $200 a month, each with monthly credits.
- Free models only
- Standard rate limits
- No monthly credits
- $22 in monthly credits, up to $10 rolls over
- 200+ models and hosted tool use
- High rate limits
- $110 in monthly credits, up to $50 rolls over
- 200+ models and hosted tool use
- High rate limits
- $220 in monthly credits, up to $100 rolls over
- 200+ models and hosted tool use
- High rate limits
The agent itself is free under the MIT license, and you can skip Nous Portal and pay your own model provider instead. Hermes Cloud, an optional hosted agent, is billed daily from your Nous credit: a Medium instance costs $0.56 a day running and a Large $1.09, both $0.03 a day when stopped, with model and tool use on top. Deploying needs at least $2 in credit or an active plan. Business teams share one balance, and Enterprise is priced on request. Full pricing on hermes-agent.nousresearch.com. We checked these prices on .
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Is Hermes Agent open source?
Yes. Hermes Agent's code is public under the MIT licence, so you can run it on your own server.
On GitHub
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- Last commit
- 13 Nov
- Repository age
- 16 months
- Latest release
- 10 Nov
- Licence
- MIT
- Self-hosted
- Yes
- Repository
- NousResearch/hermes-agent
What are the best Hermes Agent alternatives?
Hermes Agent is an open source alternative to Manus. OpenClaw, goose and nanobot do the same job and are open source too.
ManusFreeA general agent that researches, codes and builds slides end to end.
OpenClawOpen SourceSelf-hosted assistant gateway for WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack and Discord.
gooseOpen SourceAI agent on your own computer that writes code, runs commands and automates tasks with any model.
nanobotOpen SourcePersonal AI agent you host yourself, reachable from a browser, terminal or chat apps like Telegram.
Questions about Hermes Agent
What is Hermes Agent?
Open-source personal agent with memory, skills and messaging.
Who is Hermes Agent for?
Hermes Agent is best for developers and tinkerers who want a self-hosted assistant that remembers their work.
Is Hermes Agent free?
Yes. Hermes Agent has a free plan: free models only.
How much does Hermes Cloud cost?
Hermes Cloud bills your Nous credit once a day for what the agent used. A Medium instance costs $0.56 a day while running and a Large $1.09, and either costs $0.03 a day when stopped. Model and tool use is charged on top.
Is Hermes Agent open source?
Yes. Hermes Agent's code is public under the MIT licence, so you can run it on your own server.
What are the best Hermes Agent alternatives?
The closest alternatives on Recaply are Manus, OpenClaw, goose and nanobot.
Where can I try Hermes Agent?
On its official website, hermes-agent.nousresearch.com.
Do I need a Nous Portal plan to use Hermes Agent?
No. Hermes Agent is free, open source software that works with a model provider of your choice, paid directly. A Nous Portal plan is optional: it adds monthly credits for 200+ models and hosted tools, from $20 a month.
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