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Hermes Agent pricing

Free planFor technical teams

Hermes Agent has a free plan, and paid plans start at $20/mo on Plus. Checked Nov 10, 2026 against the official pricing page.

Nous Research's open-source (MIT) agent that runs where you already work — CLI, native desktop app for macOS/Windows/Linux, Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal and email. Since the 2026-08-03 Herald release it also does real-time conversational voice with wake words, agent-to-agent handoff and research with citations. Model-agnostic and usage-priced.

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Our take

Score 3 out of 5How we score

Hermes Agent is Nous Research's open-source agent that runs in your terminal, a desktop app or chat apps like Telegram and Discord. It is free to self-host; the paid part is the model API and optional hosted instances, both billed by usage.

Plans and prices

Hermes Agent plans, checked Nov 10, 2026. Official pricing page Prices are indicative and may change. Always confirm on the provider's site.
PlanPriceWhat you get
FreeFreeFree models only, standard rate limits, no cloud hosting included

Free models only

  • Hermes Agent access
  • 200+ model catalog (free-tier models)
Plus$20/moShared usage within daily/weekly/monthly limits

1 cloud agent (4GB RAM, 25GB disk), high rate limits

  • Free + paid model access
  • 1 included cloud agent
Super$100/mo5x Plus usage allowance

1 cloud agent (4GB RAM, 100GB disk)

  • 5x Plus usage
Ultra$200/mo10x Plus usage allowance

1 cloud agent (8GB RAM, 100GB disk)

  • 10x Plus usage
API Pay-as-you-go (credits)Our pickUsage-basedCredit top-ups ($10-$200 via Stripe) draw down per-model rates in Nous Portal (e.g. Claude Sonnet Latest $2/$10, GPT-5.5 $5/$30, DeepSeek V4 Flash $0.05/$0.16 per 1M tokens). No Hermes-4 model is priced on the portal any more.

Credit-balance based

  • 200+ models via one credit balance
  • Tool Gateway (search, scrape, image, speech, browser)

Pick this tier: API Pay-as-you-go (credits)

Self-host the agent for free and pay only for model usage through API credits. The Plus, Super and Ultra subscriptions are only worth it if you want the hosted chat and agent without setting anything up.

What works

  • Open source under the MIT license
  • Runs in the CLI, desktop and chat apps
  • Low-cost hosted instances billed by the day
  • Discounted rates on Nous's own models

What to watch

  • Technical setup required
  • Hosted instances exclude model and tool usage
  • Younger project than the mainstream agents

Skip it if

  • You are not comfortable with technical setup
  • You want a supported commercial product
  • You need predictable monthly costs

Best for

Save admin timeAutomate marketingImprove sales follow-up

Works with

SlackGmailNotion

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Hermes Agent pricing questions

How much does Hermes Agent cost in 2026?
Hermes Agent has a free plan, and paid plans start at $20/mo on Plus. Checked Nov 10, 2026 against the official pricing page.
Is Hermes Agent free?
The agent is open source and free. Model API usage and optional hosted cloud instances are billed separately by usage.
Where can Hermes Agent run?
In the terminal, as a desktop app on macOS, Windows and Linux, and in chat apps such as Telegram and Discord.

Reviewed Sep 11, 2026 by the Dapols team. Report a price change

Our evidence on this tool

Catalog status
Recommended — can be a primary pick in a plan
Price last checked
Nov 10, 2026
Capability last reviewed
Aug 12, 2026
Evidence confidence
Medium — verified, but the vendor changes plans often

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