hermes-agent vs AutoGPT

Two agents that both cover research.

 hermes-agentAutoGPT
Stars261,034187,924
In stacks91
Taskscoding, multi-agent, research, memory, devopsresearch, browser
Last update2026-11-062026-11-06
LicenseMITNOASSERTION
LanguagePythonPython
Install—docker run -d --name autogpt -p 127.0.0.1:3000:3000 \ -e AUTOGPT_PUBLIC_URL=http://localhost:3000 \ -v autogpt-data:/data significantgravitas/autogpt:latest
SourceRepositoryRepository

How to choose

  • Both are agents that cover research.
  • hermes-agent leads on stars (261,034 to 187,924, 1.4×).
  • hermes-agent also covers coding, multi-agent, memory, devops.
  • AutoGPT also covers browser.
  • No stack in the registry uses both.
  • hermes-agent was updated more recently.

Numbers are a snapshot from 2026-11-06. Check each repository before you commit.

Used together

No stack in the registry uses both yet — they compete rather than pair.