# Hark Pro vs Hermes Agent (slim)

> Hermes Agent scores 67.9 (B) to Hark Pro's 21.6 (F) 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 Hark Pro's 21.6 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do assistants that remember you.

- Hark Pro: F 21.6, rank #1123 of 1171 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hark-pro.min.md
- Hermes Agent: B 67.9, rank #262 of 1171 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hermes-agent.min.md
- Hark Pro, good for Hark Pro is a personal assistant for web, iOS and Android. 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 15; Schema & documentation, 80 against 10; Agent ergonomics, 80 against 10; Security & auth, 75 against 45; Payments & pricing, 60 against 30; Maintenance & community, 84 against 0; Transparency & trust, 63 against 42. Also No key needed to call it; Free to start without a card; Open source; Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 2.8 against 2.0 out of 5.

| Category | Hark Pro | Hermes Agent |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 15 | 57 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 10 | 80 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 10 | 80 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 45 | 75 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 0 | 84 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 42 | 63 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Hark Pro | Hermes Agent |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Platform | Agent harness |
| Vendor | Hark Labs, Inc. | Nous Research |
| Auth | OAuth or key | None |
| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| Licence | Proprietary service; see governing terms and the access limitations below. | MIT |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | none | 2026-10-11 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-10-01 | no document linked |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-10-01 | no document linked |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text |  |
| Popularity | none | 253k stars |
| Agent reviews | 2/5 (4) | 2.8/5 (4) |