What is Hermes?

Hermes is a specialized AI agent platform that can be tailored to specific industries and individual workflows. Greg Isenberg discusses its value proposition, cost efficiency, and competitive positioning against alternatives like OpenClaw.

• May 2026 - Greg Isenberg stated that Hermes agents can be sold for $10K per month.
• May 2026 - Greg Isenberg noted that GPT 5.5 is the best model for Hermes agents due to its efficient tool calls and lower token consumption compared to Opus 4.7.
• May 2026 - Greg Isenberg argued that general cloud code solutions are not a threat to Hermes because creating a specific agent for a particular industry and person provides unique value.
• Jun 2026 - Greg Isenberg said that with proper context and session management, Hermes agents cost far less than $1,000 per month.
• Jun 2026 - Greg Isenberg claimed that Hermes has overtaken OpenClaw in the market.