---
title: "DeepSeek Harness vs Hermes Agent"
description: "DeepSeek Harness and Hermes Agent are both terminal agents. Hermes Agent runs local models, DeepSeek Harness does not."
canonical_url: "https://whichcoding.tools/compare/deepseek-harness-vs-hermes"
---
# DeepSeek Harness vs Hermes Agent

> DeepSeek Harness is a terminal agent by DeepSeek. 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

|  | DeepSeek Harness | Hermes Agent |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Layer | Terminal agent | Terminal agent |
| Vendor | DeepSeek | Nous Research |
| Website | [deepseek.com/harness/en](https://www.deepseek.com/harness/en/) | [hermes-agent.nousresearch.com](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com) |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows | macOS, Linux, Windows, Android |
| License | MIT (Open source) | MIT (Open source) |
| Status | preview | active |

## Pricing

|  | DeepSeek Harness | Hermes Agent |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Entry price | Free | Free |
| Top individual plan | Free | $200/mo |
| Team plan | — | — |
| Included usage | — | $22/mo (Nous Portal Plus) |
| Beyond the plan | — | Credit packs |
| Part of a plan | — | — |

## Models

|  | DeepSeek Harness | Hermes Agent |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Providers | DeepSeek, Anthropic, 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

|  | DeepSeek Harness | Hermes Agent |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Git worktrees | No | Yes |
| Parallel agents | No | Yes |
| Subagents | Yes | Yes |
| MCP client | Yes | Yes |
| Browser automation | No | Yes |
| Sandboxing | No | Yes |
| Remote execution | No | Yes |
| Scheduled tasks | No | Yes |
| Plugins | No | Yes |

## Works with

|  | DeepSeek Harness | Hermes Agent |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Runs | — | — |
| Runs inside | — | Multica |
| Pricing verified | 2026-09-08 | 2026-08-23 |

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