Open-Source AI Agent Hermes Tops OpenRouter in Token Consumption
Hermes Agent, an open-source AI agent from Nous Research, has overtaken the closed OpenClaw platform to lead OpenRouter in token consumption: 224 billion tokens a day versus 186 billion. It took only three months from launch. The result suggests that open-source solutions can be more competitive than closed platforms, even those backed by OpenAI.
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Hermes Agent, the open-source AI agent from Nous Research, has overtaken the closed OpenClaw platform and taken first place in OpenRouter's ranking by daily token consumption.
What is Hermes Agent?
It is a self-improving AI agent built by the Nous Research team on fully open source code. The project launched in February 2026.
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