# Atticus vs Hermes Agent (slim)

> Hermes Agent scores 67.9 (B) to Atticus's 42.9 (E) for assistants that remember you. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Hermes Agent scores 67.9 (B) on agent readiness against Atticus's 42.9 (E), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Atticus leads on reliability. Both do assistants that remember you.

- Atticus: E 42.9, rank #974 of 1094 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/atticus.min.md
- Hermes Agent: B 67.9, rank #254 of 1094 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hermes-agent.min.md
- Atticus, good for A person on macOS 26 with a Claude Pro or Max plan who wants voice control of apps, windows, files and the browser. Ahead on Reliability, 68 against 57. Also No incidents deducted, where Hermes Agent loses 3 points for them.
- Hermes Agent, good for A technical owner who wants one always-on agent across chat apps with memory and scheduled jobs, on their own machine or a small server, with any model. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 80 against 15; Agent ergonomics, 80 against 9; Security & auth, 75 against 49; Maintenance & community, 84 against 51; Transparency & trust, 63 against 56.

| Category | Atticus | Hermes Agent |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 68 | 57 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 15 | 80 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 9 | 80 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 49 | 75 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 51 | 84 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 56 | 63 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Atticus | Hermes Agent |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Platform | Agent harness |
| Vendor | SaarthurR (Saarth Ranka) | Nous Research |
| Pricing | Your plan | Free |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-11 |
| Popularity | 163 stars | 253k stars |