Our verdict
A well-maintained, widely adopted project. This assessment is derived from GitHub's own repository metrics on 2026-08-24, not from hands-on testing.
Hermes Agent is the agent that grows with you, built in Python. It has 235,726 stars and 3,030 contributors, and it was pushed to within the last few weeks. The MIT licence puts no real constraint on commercial use. The most recent tagged release is v2026.8.19, from 2026-08-21. The open-issue backlog is large for the project’s size, at 35,396. Figures come from the GitHub API on 2026-08-26 and refresh daily.
Reviewed by AI Review Rating from GitHub API data How we score
Repository
- Licence
- MIT
- Language
- Python
- Last push
- 2026-08-24
Releases
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v2026.8.19Hermes Agent v0.20.5 (v2026.8.19) -
v2026.8.18Hermes Agent v0.20.4 (2026.8.18) -
v2026.8.16.2Hermes Agent v0.20.3 (2026.8.16.2) -
v2026.8.16Hermes Agent v0.20.2 (2026.8.16) -
v2026.8.13Hermes Agent v0.20.1 (2026.8.13) -
v2026.8.3Hermes Agent v0.20.0 (2026.8.3)
Pros and cons
Pros
Cons
Pricing
- Free tierYes
- LicenceMIT
- Self-hostYes, source is public
- Public price listNot published
Hermes Agent does not publish a web price list. For consumer apps that usually means pricing appears inside the product; for enterprise tools it means talking to sales. Why we do this
Visit hermes-agent.nousresearch.comChangelog
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What users actually say
- One month with Hermes Agent - what I wish I knew earlier Reddit · 2026
- My Experience With Hermes and Questions - One Agent To … Reddit · 2026
- three months with Hermes Agent: what i wish i had … Reddit · 2026
- Anybody who tried Hermes-Agent? Reddit · 2026
- Anyone here tried Hermes Agent? What's your experience? Reddit · 2026
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Questions
Is Hermes Agent free?
Yes. Hermes Agent advertises a free tier on its own site.
How much does Hermes Agent cost?
Hermes Agent does not publish pricing openly, which usually means it is quote-based. You will need to contact the vendor.
Is Hermes Agent open source?
Yes. Hermes Agent is a public repository released under MIT. You can self-host or inspect the source directly.
How is Hermes Agent scored here?
Hermes Agent scores 7.6 out of 10. That comes from a desk review of public evidence, which is capped at 8.5 out of 10: public pricing, documentation, maintenance signals and how much we could actually verify. Affiliate relationships are excluded from scoring entirely. The full rubric is published on our methodology page.