What Hermes (Nous Research) does
Operators who want an agent that runs on their own hardware with their own API keys, rather than a rented seat
Core capabilities
- Local-first agent runtime
- 'Persistent memory across sessions
- 'Scheduled cron jobs and background workers
- 'Bring-your-own model provider
Pricing
| Model | Paid |
|---|---|
| Observed pricing | Open source core; hosted portal plans billed separately |
Pricing read from the vendor’s public pages and re-checked each quarter. Seat minimums and annual commitments are excluded unless stated.
Who it fits
Operators who want an agent that runs on their own hardware with their own API keys, rather than a rented seat
How we classify it
Listed under AI Agents & Workflow Builders. Verdicts are written from public pricing, documentation and hands-on trials — not from vendor briefings.
Henryk Wexel runs Quota Engine. He spent a decade selling B2B software and building outbound systems — as a founder, as a seller at Silverfort and Cradlepoint, and as the person on the hook for pipeline numbers. He writes the reviews here because he has bought, deployed, argued about and cancelled most of the tools in this index. Based in Palma de Mallorca.