---
title: "Codex CLI vs Hermes Agent"
description: "Codex CLI and Hermes Agent are both terminal agents. Codex CLI comes with ChatGPT plans, Hermes Agent has a free tier."
canonical_url: "https://whichcoding.tools/compare/codex-cli-vs-hermes"
---
# Codex CLI vs Hermes Agent

> Codex CLI is a terminal agent by OpenAI. 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

|  | Codex CLI | Hermes Agent |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Layer | Terminal agent, Editor extension, Cloud agent | Terminal agent |
| Vendor | OpenAI | Nous Research |
| Website | [learn.chatgpt.com/docs/codex/cli](https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/codex/cli) | [hermes-agent.nousresearch.com](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com) |
| Platforms | macOS, Linux, Windows | macOS, Linux, Windows, Android |
| License | Apache-2.0 (Open source) | MIT (Open source) |
| Status | active | active |

## Pricing

|  | Codex CLI | Hermes Agent |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Entry price | Free | Free |
| Top individual plan | $100/mo | $200/mo |
| Team plan | $25/user/mo | — |
| Included usage | — | $22/mo (Nous Portal Plus) |
| Beyond the plan | Rate limited, API list price | Credit packs |
| Part of a plan | ChatGPT | — |

## Models

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

## Features

|  | Codex CLI | Hermes Agent |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Git worktrees | Yes | Yes |
| Parallel agents | No | Yes |
| Subagents | Yes | Yes |
| MCP client | Yes | Yes |
| ACP agent | Yes | No |
| Browser automation | No | Yes |
| Sandboxing | Yes | Yes |
| Remote execution | Yes | Yes |
| Scheduled tasks | No | Yes |
| Diff review | Yes | No |
| Checkpoints | Yes | No |
| Plugins | Yes | Yes |
| Hooks | Yes | No |

## Works with

|  | Codex CLI | Hermes Agent |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Runs | — | — |
| Runs inside | agent-manager, ChatGPT Desktop, Claude Squad, cmux, Conductor, Devin Desktop, dmux, Emdash, goose, Herdr, JetBrains AI, Multica, Nimbalyst, OpenHands, Orca, Paseo, Superset, T3 Code, Vibe Kanban, Visual Studio Code, Warp, Xcode, YYLO, Zed | agent-manager, Multica |
| Pricing verified | 2026-10-06 | 2026-09-23 |

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