Hermes Agent vs OpenClaw
Direct comparison of Hermes Agent (from Nous Research) and OpenClaw (from Erik Steinberger). Want a 3- or 4-way comparison? Open the multi-agent tool →
| Hermes Agent Nous Research | OpenClaw Erik Steinberger | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Vendor | Nous Research | Erik Steinberger |
| Category | general | general |
| Release date | 2026-02-01 | — |
| Source | open source | open source |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Pricing | Free OSS | Free OSS |
| Base models | ||
| Capabilities | persistent_memoryself_improvingmulti_llmbrowser+2 | multi_llmplugin_systemmcclapersistent_state |
| Capability | ||
| gpt.buzz Index | 15.0 | 12.9 |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | — |
| SWE-bench Pro | — | — |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | — | — |
| GAIA | 56.0% | 48.0% |
| WebArena | — | — |
| Adoption | ||
| OpenRouter · daily | 1.03T | 184B |
| OpenRouter · cumulative | 7.72T | 9.72T |
| GitHub stars | — | — |
| Links | ||
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