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Nous Research's open-source agent with memory, skills and a desktop app. Pricing, the evidence and the alternatives, checked Oct 2026.
Source on GitHub under MIT, with 254,106 stars. Last commit 2026-10-15, so it's actively maintained. Repo checked 2026-10-15.
Nous Research's open-source agent with memory, skills and a desktop app.
Hermes Agent: Nous Research's open-source agent with memory, skills and a desktop app. Best for a self-hosted agent that learns your projects, on desktop or a server. Watch out for: you still pay for models (your key or nous portal); setup is more hands-on than cloud agents. Price: Free (bring your own model) (free tier, checked Oct 2026).
| Free tier | Free |
|---|---|
| Job in a stack | AI agent, personal agent |
| Cheapest paid plan | Free (bring your own model) |
| Price checked | 2026-10-15, verified |
| Plan | Price | Billing | Key limits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free (open source) | Free | free, MIT | Bring your own provider, or use Nous Portal credits |
From hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/, checked 2026-10-15, verified. Prices are before tax and vendors change them often.
| Type | Source | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| adoption | GitHub stars | 254,106 stars | 2026-10-15 |
Our scores: quality 4/5, ease 3/5, value 5/5. Editorial start 4/3; benchmark adjustment +0, rating adjustment +0. How we rank.
Free tier. Cheapest paid plan: Free (bring your own model) (checked Oct 2026).
A self-hosted agent that learns your projects, on desktop or a server.
You still pay for models (your key or Nous Portal); setup is more hands-on than cloud agents.