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Hermes Agent hosting compared: managed hosts, VPS and GPU backends
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Hermes Agent is an open-source agent from Nous Research that runs as a long-lived process. Compare providers that document hosting it, and what you need if the model runs locally.
Which Hermes Agent hosting fits you?
The Hermes quickstart (accessed 27 Sep 2026) sets no minimum CPU or RAM; its hard requirement is a model with at least 64K tokens of context. The rows count plans with at least 1 GB of RAM, the floor the agent hosting selector uses, and do not confirm that a plan runs Hermes well.
- Hosted model API on a CPU server
The usual setup: Hermes runs as a long-lived process on a VPS or CPU instance and calls a model API (an OpenAI-compatible endpoint, Nebius Token Factory, Together AI). You pay the monthly plan plus the API's token usage, which no price on this page includes, and you run updates, backups and security yourself unless the plan is managed.
- Official template or documented guide
Providers with an official Hermes template or a documented guide need the least setup; each row shows the provider's support level with its source. Where a template exists, the provider's own plan sizing applies, not a size we verified.
- Local model on your own GPU
Only when the model itself must run on your server: it then needs enough VRAM for the weights plus the 64K-token context, served through vLLM, SGLang or Ollama, on a GPU instance billed per GPU-hour. Compare that hourly price against a plan's monthly price before choosing this path.
- What the monthly price covers
Each row leads with the provider's cheapest counted plan at its standard or renewal price, including the plan's own disk. Add block storage where the plan has none, paid backups where you want them, and the model API's usage. The check date of each price is shown in its row.
Hermes Agent hosting providers
About Hermes Agent hosting
Model APIs it can call are listed separately.
Model APIs and integrations for Hermes Agent
These providers document Hermes Agent support in another role: they serve the models it calls or connect to it. They do not run Hermes Agent itself, so they are not in the hosting comparison above.
Nebius
Model API for Hermes Agent · Documented setup (Hermes Agent docs)
Nebius provider profileTogether AI
Model API for Hermes Agent · Documented setup (Hermes Agent docs)
Together AI provider profileModal
Integration for Hermes Agent · Documented setup (Hermes Agent docs)
Modal provider profile
What the official Hermes Agent docs say
Hermes Agent requires a model with at least 64,000 tokens of context. A local model has to be started with a 64K context, for example --ctx-size 65536 for llama.cpp or -c 65536 for Ollama.
Self-hosted models connect through a custom endpoint; the quickstart names vLLM, SGLang and Ollama.
For safety, the agent's commands can run in a Docker container or on a remote server through the Docker or SSH terminal backend.
Compare by framework
Hermes Agent
Open-source agent from Nous Research
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Tools for this decision
- Agent Hosting SelectorAnswer a few questions about your agent and get a best-fit hosting category and provider shortlist.
- GPU Cost CalculatorEstimate monthly GPU spend from verified hourly prices, usage hours, instances and storage.
- VRAM / Model FitEstimate the GPU memory a model needs for inference or fine-tuning, and which GPUs fit.
How we compare
Monthly plan prices.
Rows lead with the provider's cheapest verified monthly plan of this kind; with a region or EU filter, the cheapest plan available there. An introductory price is only shown next to its renewal price and is never used to rank. Prices exclude VAT and sales tax.Not verified means not verified.
When no official source confirms a value we show “Not verified” instead of an estimate. Where a provider's terms do not allow its prices to be republished, we link to its live pricing instead.Freshness on every row.
Updated today: checked on the current day (UTC). Fresh: up to 7 days. Stale: up to 30 days. Needs refresh: older than that.No paid placement.
Results only change order with the sort you pick. Affiliate relationships never affect order, filters or which providers appear.
Filters match a provider when one of its listed offers meets every GPU, VRAM, region, price and billing-increment condition together. Spot, reserved and serverless billing list each provider that offers that pricing and show only prices on that basis, or “not verified” when we have none. Without a GPU filter, providers are matched on their own regions and lead with their monthly plans. Read the full methodology and our affiliate disclosure.
Frequently asked questions
What does it cost to run Hermes Agent 24/7?
Among providers with an official Hermes Agent template or a documented guide, the cheapest counted plan with at least 1 GB of RAM is OVHcloud's VPS-1 (VPS 2027 range) at $5.12 per month (2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB disk), checked 20 Oct 2026. That is the server only: the model API's token usage, block storage beyond the plan's disk and paid backups come on top, and a local model needs a GPU instance instead, billed per GPU-hour. Amounts are in US dollars (USD), excluding VAT.
Can I host Hermes Agent on a VPS?
Yes. Hermes runs as a long-lived process, so a server that stays online with persistent storage works. The quickstart states no minimum CPU or RAM; its hard requirement is a model with at least 64K tokens of context (accessed 27 Sep 2026).
Where is the best place to host Hermes Agent?
Anywhere it can run around the clock with persistent storage and a model it can reach. Providers with an official template need the least setup; the results show each provider's support level with a link to its source, and the monthly price after any introductory term.
Do I need a GPU for Hermes Agent?
Usually only for a local model. With a hosted model API a CPU server is enough; a local model on a GPU needs enough VRAM for its weights plus a 64K-token context. A CPU can run small quantised models, much more slowly.
Is Hermes Agent free?
The software is open source. Running it still costs money: a server or platform plan, plus either a model API or GPU time for a local model.
Where are the official Hermes Agent docs?
At hermes-agent.nousresearch.com, published by Nous Research. Similarly named sites, such as hermes-agent.ai, are third-party services, and Hermes OS (now Hivra) is an unrelated product.