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Hermes Agent

Hermes Agent is the open-source, self-hosted AI agent by Nous Research.

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3.3Score#279 of 999 agents#19 of 52 in Coworker (general purpose)
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Why it ranks #279

Hermes Agent, an AI coworker (general purpose) by Nous Research, ranks #279 of 999 AI agents and #19 of 52 in Coworker (general purpose), with a score of 3.3 of 10. Data as of .

The score adds four parts, each 0 to 10, by weight. Every point comes from public evidence. How scoring works ·

  1. Proof

    Do customers use it? 30% of the score

    0

    No public claims of customers or revenue yet.

    Not found: revenue or growth (+4), named customers (+3), a customer result (+2), a customer count (+2), work done at scale (+2)

  2. Scale

    Is there a real company behind it? 30% of the score

    3

    Raised $75M.

    • +3
      Largest of 2 rounds: $75M (Series B)What's the deal? Nous Research , the AI company behind the Hermes agent, has raised a $75 million Series B at a $1.5 billion valuation. Robot Ventures led the round, with Union Square Ventures participating. The deal was announced in July 2026.Source

  3. Momentum

    Is it shipping and growing now? 25% of the score

    6

    Shows a recent launch and hiring.

    • +3
      Release post in the last 6 monthsHermes Agent v0.21.5Source · 24 Sep 2026
    • +3
      Hiring: 14 open rolesSupport Engineer, Product Analytics Engineer, Software Engineer, Hermes CloudSource

    Not found: new traction claim in the last 6 months (+2), funding news in the last year (+2), founded in the last year (it was founded in 2023) (+1)

  4. Autonomy

    How much of the job does it do on its own? 15% of the score

    6

    Supervised agent: takes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.

    • +6
      Level 2 of 4: Supervised agentTakes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.
    How the level was set
    • Level 2 (supervised agent) from a reviewed decision that cites the product's own pages

    Level 2: Takes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.

About Hermes Agent

We train models, build agents, and develop infrastructure to accelerate adoption of open intelligence globally.

Launches and news

  1. Release24 Sep 2026Hermes Agent v0.21.5
  2. Release31 Aug 2026Hermes Agent v0.21.0

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