Compare/Head to head

Hermes Agent vs Lindy

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Starting price

Hermes Agent

Quote Free tier

Hermes Agent is Nous Research's open-source personal agent and OpenClaw's main rival. It runs on your own machine, remembers what it learns and turns finished work into reusable skills. Free under MIT; model costs are yours, or bundled through an optional Nous Portal plan.

Where Hermes Agent fits

  • Technical recruiters who want a self-hosted agent that improves over time
  • Agency owners automating research and outreach routines
  • Teams that want model choice without vendor lock-in

Lindy

$49.99/user/mo 7 day free trial

Lindy is a hosted AI teammate that lives in Slack and iMessage, handling inbox, meetings, scheduling and repeat routines across 1,500+ apps, with approvals before anything goes out. $50 in free credits for 7 days, then $49.99/user/mo.

Where Lindy fits

  • Recruiters buried in email, scheduling and interview follow-ups
  • Agency teams that work in Slack
  • Leaders who want daily briefs and meeting prep done for them

At a glance

DetailHermes AgentLindy
Starting priceQuote$49.99/user/mo
Free tier✓Yes–No
Free trialNot on record7 day free trial
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underAI assistantsAI assistants

Where they pull apart

Hermes Agent

Stands out: Hermes is built to get better the longer it runs: every solved task can become a saved skill, and its memory carries across restarts. Five sandbox options make it easier to test safely than most self-hosted agents.

Watch out: Like any self-hosted agent, you set it up and keep it secure. Nous advises isolating deployments, never exposing them publicly and reviewing third-party skills, which matters if it touches candidate or client data.

Not the right fit for

  • Users who want a polished hosted app
  • Teams with nobody to own setup and security

Lindy

Stands out: Lindy is one of the most mature assistants in this group: it drafts in your voice, records and follows up on meetings, connects to 1,500+ tools plus MCP, and asks before it sends, posts or updates anything.

Watch out: Every active user takes a paid seat, and credits are the real limit: when the shared pool runs dry Lindy pauses until the next cycle unless you top up at $10 per 1,000 credits. Lindy has changed its plans several times in 2026.

Not the right fit for

  • Teams looking for an ATS or sourcing database
  • Buyers who want a free tier beyond the trial

Pros and cons

Hermes Agent

  • Free and open source under MIT
  • Writes reusable skills from completed work
  • Five sandbox options for safer runs
  • Self-hosted, so setup and security are on you
  • Model and tool costs vary with usage
  • Business edition still being built out

Lindy

  • Approvals before anything is sent
  • 1,500+ integrations plus MCP
  • SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA on Enterprise
  • Every active user is a paid seat
  • Pauses when pooled credits run out
  • No free plan after the trial

What each one costs

Hermes Agent

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Hermes Agent is free and open source under the MIT license; you can run it with your own model provider at no charge from Nous. The optional Nous Portal adds model and tool credits: Free ($0, free models only), Plus ($20/mo, $22 in monthly credits), Super ($100/mo, $110 in credits) and Ultra ($200/mo, $220 in credits). Model providers and hosted services you connect bill separately. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 16 Oct 2026

Lindy

$49.99/user/mo

Lindy starts with $50 in free credits, no card needed, which last 7 days. Team is $49.99/user/mo with 5,000 credits per seat pooled across the workspace; top-ups are $10 per 1,000 credits, and monthly credits do not roll over. Enterprise is custom and adds SSO, SCIM, audit logs and HIPAA. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 16 Oct 2026

Common questions

Can you try Hermes Agent or Lindy for free?
Hermes Agent carries a free tier on our listing. Lindy offers a 7 day free trial.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 16 Oct 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?