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Hermes Agent
Open-source AI agent for chat, research, coding, automation, web tools, memory, and messaging platforms.
Hermes Agent runs locally, on servers, or through optional cloud hosting. It provides a CLI and desktop app, persistent memory, scheduled tasks, web and browser tools, image generation, text-to-speech, sandboxed terminals, MCP support, and messaging gateways.
It is aimed at developers, researchers, and teams that want an agent they can connect to different model providers and communication platforms. The agent is free under the MIT license, while model usage, hosted tools, and optional Nous Portal services may cost extra.
Features
- Persistent memory with cross-session search and skill creation
- Scheduled automations delivered through connected platforms
- Web search, browser automation, vision, image generation, and text-to-speech
- Isolated terminal backends including local, Docker, SSH, Modal, and Daytona
- Messaging gateway for Slack, Discord, WhatsApp, Signal, email, and more
- MCP integration for connecting external tools and servers
- Parallel subagents and Python RPC tool pipelines
- MIT-licensed open-source codebase
Use cases
- Research topics and summarize findings across web sources
- Automate recurring reports, backups, and briefings
- Connect an AI assistant to team messaging channels
- Run coding and terminal tasks in isolated environments
- Build specialist bots with separate memories and skills
- Generate web, image, voice, and tool-assisted workflows
Pros
Cons
Pricing
- Starting price
- $20
- Pricing checked
- 2026-09-19
Free
$0
- Free models only
- Standard rate limits
- $0 monthly credits
Plus
$20
- $22 monthly credits
- $10 rollover cap
- 200+ Models
- Hosted tool usage
- High rate limits
Super
$100
- $110 monthly credits
- $50 rollover cap
- 200+ Models
- Hosted tool usage
- High rate limits
Ultra
$200
- $220 monthly credits
- $100 rollover cap
- 200+ Models
- Hosted tool usage
- High rate limits