# Hermes Agent vs nanobot (slim)

> Hermes Agent scores 67.9 (B) to nanobot's 62.4 (B) 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 nanobot's 62.4 (B), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. nanobot leads on reliability. Both do assistant proactive.

- Hermes Agent: B 67.9, rank #244 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hermes-agent.min.md
- nanobot: B 62.4, rank #446 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/nanobot.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 Agent ergonomics, 80 against 74; Security & auth, 75 against 63; Transparency & trust, 63 against 48. Also Free to start without a card.
- nanobot, good for A technical owner who wants an assistant on their own machine across many chat apps, with file-based memory and a free choice of model. Ahead on Reliability, 70 against 57.

| Category | Hermes Agent | nanobot |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 57 | 70 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 80 | 77 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 80 | 74 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 75 | 63 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 84 | 82 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 63 | 48 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Hermes Agent | nanobot |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Nous Research | HKUDS |
| Last release | 2026-10-11 | 2026-09-15 |
| Popularity | 253k stars | 49k stars |