# Hermes Agent vs Leon (slim)

> Hermes Agent scores 67.9 (B) to Leon's 41 (E) for assistant proactive. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Hermes Agent scores 67.9 (B) on agent readiness against Leon's 41 (E), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do assistant proactive.

- Hermes Agent: B 67.9, rank #244 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hermes-agent.min.md
- Leon: E 41, rank #934 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/leon.min.md
- 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 32; Schema & documentation, 80 against 33; Agent ergonomics, 80 against 57; Security & auth, 75 against 34; Maintenance & community, 84 against 15.
- Leon, good for A developer who wants a self-hosted assistant with memory, computer use and a local model, and who will read the source. Also No incidents deducted, where Hermes Agent loses 3 points for them.

| Category | Hermes Agent | Leon |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 57 | 32 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 80 | 33 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 80 | 57 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 75 | 34 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 84 | 15 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 63 | 60 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Hermes Agent | Leon |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Nous Research | Louis Grenard (Leon AI) |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-11 | 2023-05-01 |
| Popularity | 253k stars | 18k stars |