# Del vs Hermes Agent (slim)

> Hermes Agent scores 67.9 (B) to Del's 20.6 (F) for assistants reached by message. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Hermes Agent scores 67.9 (B) on agent readiness against Del's 20.6 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do assistants reached by message.

- Del: F 20.6, rank #991 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/del.min.md
- Hermes Agent: B 67.9, rank #244 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hermes-agent.min.md
- Del, good for People who want tasks, notes, reminders and Gmail handled by text on the channel they already use. 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 Reliability, 57 against 25; Schema & documentation, 80 against 10; Agent ergonomics, 80 against 0; Security & auth, 75 against 0; Payments & pricing, 60 against 30; Maintenance & community, 84 against 60; Transparency & trust, 63 against 57. Also No key needed to call it; Open source.

| Category | Del | Hermes Agent |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 25 | 57 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 10 | 80 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 0 | 80 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 0 | 75 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 60 | 84 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 57 | 63 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Del | Hermes Agent |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Platform | Agent harness |
| Vendor | Human Interface, Inc. | Nous Research |
| Auth | OAuth or key | None |
| Pricing | Paid | Free |
| Licence | Closed service under Del's Terms of Service (Human Interface, Inc., a Delaware corporation, last updated 5 August 2026). | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-10-07 | 2026-10-11 |
| Terms last updated |  | no document linked |
| Privacy policy last updated |  | no document linked |
| Popularity | none | 253k stars |