---
title: "Claude Code vs Hermes Agent"
description: "Claude Code and Hermes Agent are both terminal agents. Claude Code comes with Claude plans, Hermes Agent has a free tier."
canonical_url: "https://whichcoding.tools/compare/claude-code-vs-hermes"
---
# Claude Code vs Hermes Agent

> Claude Code is a terminal agent by Anthropic. Hermes Agent is a terminal agent by Nous Research. Every cell below is read from the directory data and points back to a vendor page.

## General

|  | Claude Code | Hermes Agent |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Layer | Terminal agent, Editor extension, Cloud agent | Terminal agent |
| Vendor | Anthropic | Nous Research |
| Website | [code.claude.com](https://code.claude.com) | [hermes-agent.nousresearch.com](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com) |
| Platforms | macOS, Linux, Windows, Web | macOS, Linux, Windows, Android |
| License | Proprietary (Proprietary) | MIT (Open source) |
| Status | active | active |

## Pricing

|  | Claude Code | Hermes Agent |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Entry price | $20/mo | Free |
| Top individual plan | $200/mo | $200/mo |
| Team plan | $25/user/mo | — |
| Included usage | — | $22/mo (Nous Portal Plus) |
| Beyond the plan | API list price | Credit packs |
| Part of a plan | Claude | — |

## Models

|  | Claude Code | Hermes Agent |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Providers | Anthropic | Vendor models, Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, DeepSeek, Mistral, Moonshot, Zhipu, MiniMax, Alibaba, OpenRouter |
| Bring your own key | BYOK | BYOK |
| Local models | No | Yes |

## Features

|  | Claude Code | Hermes Agent |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Git worktrees | Yes | Yes |
| Parallel agents | Yes | Yes |
| Subagents | Yes | Yes |
| MCP client | Yes | Yes |
| ACP agent | Yes | No |
| Browser automation | Yes | Yes |
| Sandboxing | Yes | Yes |
| Remote execution | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile companion | Yes | No |
| Scheduled tasks | Yes | Yes |
| Checkpoints | Yes | No |
| Plugins | Yes | Yes |
| Hooks | Yes | No |

## Works with

|  | Claude Code | Hermes Agent |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Runs | — | — |
| Runs inside | agent-manager, Claude Desktop, Claude Squad, cmux, Conductor, Devin Desktop, dmux, Emdash, goose, Herdr, JetBrains AI, Multica, Nimbalyst, opcode, OpenHands, Orca, Paseo, Sculptor, Superset, T3 Code, Vibe Kanban, Vibe Notch, Visual Studio Code, Warp, Xcode, YYLO, Zed | agent-manager, Multica |
| Pricing verified | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-23 |

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