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Nous Portal

One Nous sign-in for 200+ models, hosted tools and agent hosting. Pricing, the evidence and the alternatives, checked Oct 2026.

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BOX 85Model hubFree tier
Model hub

One Nous sign-in for 200+ models, hosted tools and agent hosting.

Seeks
Hermes Agent users who want one bill instead of a key per lab.
Red flags
Credits are worth only 10% more than you pay; tools and cloud hosting bill on top.
Price
$0 with these limitsFree models onlyUpgrade: $20/mo (Plus, $22 credits)
Opening line: “Switch my Hermes agent to the cheapest model that can still write SQL.”
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Our take on Nous Portal

Nous Portal: One Nous sign-in for 200+ models, hosted tools and agent hosting. Best for hermes agent users who want one bill instead of a key per lab. Watch out for: credits are worth only 10% more than you pay; tools and cloud hosting bill on top. Price: $20/mo (Plus, $22 credits) (free tier, checked Oct 2026).

Free tierFree tier: Free models only
Job in a stackModel hub, model hub
Cheapest paid planPlus, $20/mo (monthly)
Price checked2026-10-15, verified

What Nous Portal costs

PlanPriceBillingKey limits
FreeFreefreeFree models only
Plus$20/momonthly$22 credits/mo, up to $10 rollover
Super$100/momonthly$110 credits/mo, up to $50 rollover
Ultra$200/momonthly$220 credits/mo, up to $100 rollover

From portal.nousresearch.com/, checked 2026-10-15, verified. Prices are before tax and vendors change them often.

What outside sources say

TypeSourceResultDate
docsNous Portal tier dataFree $0, Plus $20 ($22 credits), Super $100 ($110), Ultra $200 ($220)2026-10-15

Our scores: quality 3.5/5, ease 4/5, value 4.5/5 ($5.71 per quality point). Editorial start 3.5/4; benchmark adjustment +0, rating adjustment +0. How we rank.

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Questions people ask

Is Nous Portal free?

Free tier. Cheapest paid plan: $20/mo (Plus, $22 credits) (checked Oct 2026).

What is Nous Portal best for?

Hermes Agent users who want one bill instead of a key per lab.

What are the downsides of Nous Portal?

Credits are worth only 10% more than you pay; tools and cloud hosting bill on top.

What are the best Nous Portal alternatives?

Ollama, OpenRouter, Gemini 4 Argon, Claude Opus 5.5.