elizaOS vs hermes-agent
Side-by-side comparison of two AI agent tools
Short answer
- hermes-agent is growing faster: +5,760 GitHub stars in the last 30 days vs +135 for elizaOS.
- Pick elizaOS for: open source agentic operating system. Pick hermes-agent for: the agent that grows with you.
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elizaOSopen-source
Open source agentic operating system
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hermes-agentopen-source
The agent that grows with you
Metrics
| elizaOS | hermes-agent | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | 19.5k | 250.7k |
| Star velocity /mo | 135 | 5.8k |
| Commits (90d) | 18.9k | 32.9k |
| Releases (6m) | 10 | 10 |
| Overall score | 0.8021082750352476 | 0.9501761663348766 |
FAQ
- Which is more popular, elizaOS or hermes-agent?
- hermes-agent has more GitHub stars (250,690 vs 19,533).
- Which is more actively developed, elizaOS or hermes-agent?
- hermes-agent had more commits in the last 90 days (32,889 vs 18,938).
- Should I use elizaOS or hermes-agent?
- Compare their capabilities, limitations and "best for" notes above. Both are open source, so trying each on a small task is the fastest way to decide.