We Do AI Agents vs Hermes Agent

Hermes Agent is an open-source AI agent from Nous Research that runs on your own machine or server and builds new skills as you use it. We build an agent around your workflow and run it for you.

FactorHermes AgentWe Do AI Agents
ModelOpen source, self-hostedFully managed for you
CostFree software, you pay for models and a serverOne flat monthly plan
SetupCommand-line install, then models and chat appsWe build it to your workflow
How it improvesWrites and refines its own skillsWe tune it against your results
MaintenanceYou update and monitor itOn us
Best forTechnical users who want controlTeams that want the work handled

THE HONEST TAKE

Hermes Agent suits technical users who want an open, flexible agent they control end to end. If you want a business task covered without managing the install and upkeep yourself, we build it and run it for you.

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What teams say

★★★★★
“The 30-day money-back guarantee got us to try it. We never came close to using it. Three months in, the agent had paid for itself twice.”
COOPortland Dental Group
★★★★★
“I asked what happens to our data if we leave. They gave me a straight answer in writing, which is more than our last vendor ever did. That's why we signed, and why we added a second agent.”
FounderKansas City Commercial Insurance Broker
★★★★★
“We priced a new hire against an agent. The agent cost about a third of the salary, works nights and weekends, and was live the same week. It wasn't a hard decision.”
Head of OperationsVancouver SaaS Company