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Open-source AI research lab behind Hermes Agent and Nous Portal
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Nous Research is an AI research lab that describes itself as a pioneer in open AI training and research, with a mission to expand open access to intelligence. Its products include open models, Hermes Agent, Hermes Desktop and the Nous Portal.
You install Hermes Agent through a terminal or download Hermes Desktop, or sign in to Nous Portal for hosted access. The agent keeps memory across sessions and builds skills over time. Model weights and training data are published for the open releases.
Nous Research does not name a single target audience. Developers and power users use the terminal and codebase tools, individuals use the desktop app, and organizations can use the Business and Enterprise options on the Portal.
Hermes Agent is open source under the MIT License and free to install. Nous Portal offers some free and discounted models, and its plans page lists current paid options. Business and Enterprise options are available through the Portal.
Prime Intellect is a compute and decentralized training platform for open models, so it overlaps on open AI research. Unsloth provides tooling for fine-tuning open models efficiently, which is a narrower job than a full agent. Lamini offers enterprise fine-tuning of language models. Nous differs by shipping its own open agent and hosted portal.
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Nous Research for individuals and growing teams. See nousresearch.com for current pricing.
Nous Research for larger organizations with security and admin needs. Contact sales for a quote.
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